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Blackstone launches platform to expand foray in Indian data centre segment

US private equity player Lumina CloudInfra's to add 600 megawatts of critical IT load

Blackstone's Q3 profit falters as rising interest rates chill dealmaking

Distributable earnings in the quarter ended Sept 30 fell 16% to $1.37 billion, Blackstone reported on Thursday

Blackstone sells 77 mn shares of Embassy REIT for Rs 2,650 cr

Embassy Office Parks REIT is the country's first REIT, which was launched last year by realty firm Embassy group and global investment firm Blackstone to raise nearly Rs 5,000 cr

Top headlines: Byju's pays $234 mn to Blackstone, India's 5G and more

From edtech sector to US economy, here are the top headlines this evening

Byju's pays $234 mn to Blackstone Inc related to Aakash deal: Report

India's Byju's has paid 19 billion rupees ($234 million) to Blackstone Inc, settling its dues owed to the private-equity firm as part of a $950 million deal to buy Aakash Educational

Blackstone to sell $400 mn stake in REIT Embassy, ADIA eyes investment

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's largest, is likely to pick up at least half of the stake that Blackstone is to sell, one of the sources said

Edtech major Byju's Rs 1,500-cr payment to Blackstone by September-end

The most-valued edtech start-up made headlines earlier this month after its FY21 numbers received an unqualified report from the company's auditor, Deloitte Haskins & Sells

Blackstone eyes IPO filing for $2.5 bn in shopping mall portfolio: Report

Nexus Malls operates 17 shopping centers across 13 Indian cities and has about 10 million square feet of retail space, its website shows

Blackstone sells 13.6% stake in auto component maker Sona BLW for Rs 4k cr

Private equity firm Blackstone on Thursday divested 13.6 per cent stake in auto component maker Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd for over Rs 4,000 crore through open market transactions. The shares were picked up by the Government of Singapore and SBI Mutual Fund among others, bulk deal data with the BSE showed. Blackstone, which holds a stake in Sona BLW through an entity called Singapore VII Topco III PTE. Ltd, offloaded a total of 7.94 crore shares or 13.6 per cent stake in the company, the data showed. The stocks were sold on an average price of Rs 509.10 on the BSE, a discount of 5.6 per cent from Wednesday's closing price of Rs 539.10. At this price, the transaction size is aggregated to Rs 4,044 crore. As of June quarter, Blackstone, which is one of the promoters of Sona BLW, owned 19.93 crore shares, amounting to 34.12 per cent stake in the company, shareholding pattern with the BSE showed. Following the transaction, Sona BLW share dropped 4 per cent to settle the trade at

Blackstone to sell Sona BLW's shares worth nearly Rs 4,000 cr on Thursday

About 13.6% stake in Sona BLW Precision Forgings is likely to be sold via block deals on Thursday

Edtech company Byju's pushes back payments for $1 billion acquisition

Blackstone, which owned 38 per cent of Aakash, opted to defer payments due until this year, one of the people said

Toshiba stock surges 6.5% on report of bids at $22-billion valuation

Toshiba has been soliciting acquisition offers - and other restructuring proposals - as it seeks to end years of mismanagement and mollify activist investors

Blackstone pips Saudi's PIF to top slot in PE investments in India in 2021

Blackstone invested $4.9 billion in India in 2021

Mphasis sets up delivery centre in Alberta, Canada; to hire 1,000 people

The Blackstone-backed IT services major Mphasis will offer its next-generation digital technology services to both existing and new Fortune 500 clients through this centre

Blackstone adds to bet on US student housing with $13-bn deal

The all-cash transaction is the largest student-housing deal by the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust.

GreenBase Industrial inks 200,000 sq feet industrial deal at Oragadam

The existing land bank of close to 500 acres spread across four locations is dedicated for 15 mn sq. ft of industrial and logistics parks development

Benettons, Blackstone buyout proposal values Atlantia at $63 bn

Highlighting the appeal of the infrastructure sector, the deal would be this year's second-biggest M&A transaction globally after Microsoft's $69-bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Private equity-backed warehousing companies on a leasing spree

India saw leasing transactions to the tune of 35 million sqft in FY22

CCI clears Blackstone, TPG buying stakes in Busybees Logistics

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed stake acquisitions by Blackstone and TPG in Busybees Logistics Pvt Ltd.

Blackstone to buy Preferred Apartment Communities in $5.8 billion deal

The world's biggest alternate asset manager will pay $25 per share for the rental apartment owner, the report said.