There is an interesting trend where Barclays has essentially cut its rankings on hedge fund and private equity operators. Here are the calls, plus a call elsewhere on a bank: Blackstone (NYSE:…
Henry Paulson’s newest idea for his $700 billion bailout fund is to get private equity firms to invest side-by-side with him in the next series of financial firms that will get money.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Not every piece of SemGroup, L.P. was included in the company’s Chapter 11 filing back in July. The company’s publicly traded midstream subsidiary, SemGroup Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:SGLP), was spared, as was…
Douglas A. McIntyre Despite the realm of uncertainties we all face, there is one sector which has survived through the good times and bad times of the last century: movies. Movies haven’t even been killed…
The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) is making changes to its structure in Asia, and these changes may allow it to become an investment banker and advisor rather than just a deal-maker or…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, Warren Buffett and the head of Blackstone (BX) called for a solution to the govenment’s growing debt load and reliance of foreign investors to finance US borrowing. Reuters reports…
Banks that claim they are off-loading risk may be making a case which is a bit overblown. Recently, Citigroup (C) and RBS (RBS) dumped loans to private equity firms including Blackstone (BX).…
With the domestic deal market looking pretty dry at the moment, the private equity kings who made billions taking company after company private over the last few years are seeking new ways…
Douglas A. McIntyre This morning there was interesting note out of The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX), although some efforts have already been made down this road. The company has formed a new business group to…
Douglas A. McIntyre The Wall Street Journal reports that, when legendary buyout shop KKR debuts on the NYSE it will sport a market value of between $12 billion and $15 billion — roughly 10-12 times…
Douglas A. McIntyre The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) has announced that it will form a partnership with Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH to complete the development and construction of Meerwind. This is billed as one of the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc. (AMEX: TOH) has reached an agreement in principle to go from SPAC to operational. The deal and terms are subject to execution of a definitive agreement, although…
Douglas A. McIntyre The Wall Street Journal has reported that The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) will invest some $500 million into a new pipeline company, Crestwood Midstream Partners LLC. Crestwood was formed in December 2007,…
According to Reuters, Carl Ichan will fight to get Yahoo! (YHOO) to accept Microsoft’s (MSFT) bid. Reuters writes that the Senate has reached an agreement on a housing rescue. Reuters reports that…
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) has reported earnings this morning, and it’s really hard to find anything pretty in the release. The private equity leader posted a GAAP net loss of…
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