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Silicon Valley Bank fallout
Blackstone's Schwarzman says US banking crisis is 'solvable'
"The banking system is not in any type of conventional crisis"
March 30, 2023
Company in the news
Blackstone, Thomson Reuters sell US$2.4 bil of LSEG Shares
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, a member of the Blackstone consortium, also sold its stake.
March 09, 2023
Company in the news
Straits Trading's fifth act
The 135-year-old conglomerate is ramping up its hospitality and real estate investments in its quest to be the next Blackstone.
June 30, 2022
M&A
Blackstone acquires GIC's $2.05 bil stake in Australian logistics trust
The deal adds to the private equity firm’s bets on warehousing globally.
December 13, 2021
Markets
Blackstone sees potential in both private and public markets
Blackstone sees advantages in both public and private markets, and keeps an eye on the exit with private funds
May 07, 2021
IPO
US IPO plans for dating app that allows women to make the first move
Bumble could seek a valuation of $6 billion to $8 billion, says a source familiar with the company.
September 02, 2020
Property
Singapore has a better Bali on its doorstep, developer says
SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Singapore’s second-largest developer has a suggestion for the government: re-position the billionaire enclave of Sentosa as a tourism mecca like Bali.
February 22, 2019
M&A
Keppel Infrastructure says it is preferred bidder for Blackstone's Ixom
SINGAPORE (Oct 30): Singapore's Keppel Infrastructure Trust said it has been selected as the preferred bidder for Blackstone Group's sale of Australian chemical firm Ixom Holdco.
October 30, 2018
M&A
Keppel Infrastructure Trust emerges preferred bidder for Blackstone's Ixom: AFR
SINGAPORE (Oct 30): Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) is reportedly named the official preferred bidder for IXOM, Blackstone’s Australian chemicals business formerly owned by multinational corporation Orica.
October 30, 2018
M&A
Blackstone to buy Thomson Reuters unit in US$20 bil deal
(Jan 31): A group led by Blackstone Group agreed to buy a majority stake in Thomson Reuters’s financial and risk unit in a deal that values the business at US$20 billion ($26.1 billion), sealing plans for the firm’s biggest buyout in a decade.
January 31, 2018