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Reese Witherspoon’s media company receives Blackstone investment

Reese Witherspoon-founded Hello Sunshine has received funding from buyout giant Blackstone and an unnamed, newly formed media company run by entertainment executives. The post Reese Witherspoon’s media company receives Blackstone investment first appeared on AltAssets

Blackstone to acquire minority stake in fellow PE house GTCR through specialist GP stakes business

Global buyout giant Blackstone has agreed to tap its specialist GP stakes fund to acquire a minority stake in fellow private equity house GTCR. The partnership will provide GTCR’s portfolio companies with access to Blackstone’s

Blackstone agrees first Asian consumer tech deal by backing online learning ‘bootcamp’ Simplilearn

Buyout giant Blackstone has agreed to pick up a controlling stake in Indian online learning "bootcamp" Simplilearn Solutions. The post Blackstone agrees first Asian consumer tech deal by backing online learning ‘bootcamp’ Simplilearn first appeared

Blackstone hires tech exec Zeine for newly-created MD role to bolster portfolio growth

Global buyout major Blackstone has hired Hala Zeine as managing director for the technology sector in its portfolio operations group. The post Blackstone hires tech exec Zeine for newly-created MD role to bolster portfolio growth

Private equity giant TPG said to mull joining fellow heavyweights in public listing

Private equity giant TPG is reportedly considering a public listing which could value the buyout house at about $10bn. The post Private equity giant TPG said to mull joining fellow heavyweights in public listing first

Blackstone to join GTCR as majority investor in advertising management software Simpli.fi in $1.5bn deal

Private equity giant Blackstone has agreed to make a significant equity investment in programmatic advertising and agency management software Simpli.fi in a deal that values the company at $1.5bn.  The post Blackstone to join GTCR

Blackstone to sell long-held Exeter Finance to Warburg Pincus-led investor group

Buyout giant Blackstone has finally agreed to exit its long-held portfolio business Exeter Finance to an investor group led by fellow private equity major Warburg Pincus. The post Blackstone to sell long-held Exeter Finance to

Blackstone’s booming secondaries arm said to eye another $15bn across two new fundraises

Blackstone’s $38bn secondaries unit Strategic Partners is reportedly eyeing up to $15bn across a pair of new secondaries private equity funds.

Franscisco Partners follows Blackstone into genealogy sector with reported $600m MyHeritage deal

Francisco Partners is following private equity giant Blackstone into the genealogy sector by picking up DNA tracking business MyHeritage in a reported $600m deal.

Blackstone brings in energy veteran Conn following troubled tenure as Centrica CEO

Global private equity giant Blackstone has brought in former Centrica CEO Iain Conn as a senior advisor for energy and sustainability investing.

Signature Aviation bidding war ends as rivals Blackstone, GIP team up for $4.7bn deal

The battle to buy private jet operator Signature Aviation has ended in accord after competing bidders Blackstone and Global Infrastructure Partners agreed to team up for a $4.7bn buyout.

Blackstone to buy Interior Logic Group from Platinum Equity, Littlejohn & Co in $1.6bn deal

Blackstone has agreed to buy Interior Logic Group Holdings from fellow private equity houses Littlejohn & Co and Platinum Equity in a $1.6bn deal.

Blackstone agrees $2.8bm buyout of Allstate Corp life insurance arm

Blackstone has agreed a $2.8bn buyout of Allstate Corp's life insurance arm.

Blackstone brings in over $3.1bn for first dedicated growth capital investment fundraise

Global buyout giant Blackstone has scored more than $3.1bn of LP capital for its debut fund dedicated to growth capital investing.

Ex-US Air Force chief of staff Goldfein joins Blackstone as senior advisor

Former US Air Force chief of staff David Goldfein has been hired by Blackstone as a special advisor.

Blackstone brings in ex-Brown University investment office CEO as global BAAM co-head

Private equity giant Blackstone has named the former CEO of Brown University’s Investment Office, Joe Dowling, as global co-head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management.

Signature Aviation accepts Blackstone’s $4.3bn offer

After it was revealed last week that Blackstone had offered to buy Signature Aviation for $4.3bn, the UK company has now accepted the deal. The deal means that Blackstone will pay $5.17 per share for

Blackstone in talks for £3bn Signature Aviation buyout, GIP sees bid rejected

Global buyout giant Blackstone is in talks for a potential £3bn takeover of British private jet business Signature Aviation.

Blackstone, CVC set for $9bn Paysafe sale to SPAC, three years after £3bn buyout

Blackstone and CVC Partners are set to roughly triple their money after announcing the $9bn sale of payments company Paysafe to Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp II.

PE, LP giants among signatories to new scheme promoting diversity and inclusion within industry

More than 40 LPs and GPs have signed up to a new initiative from the Institutional Limited Partners Association aimed at advancing diversity and inclusion across the private equity industry.

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