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The Blackstone Group Invests In AMF Group

On April 1, 1996, private equity firm The Blackstone Group invested in leisure company AMF Group for 1.6B USD

Investment Highlights
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 3rd transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 81st largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

Investment Summary
Date 1996-04-01
Target AMF Group
Sector Leisure
Investor(s) The Blackstone Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Deal Value 1.6B USD

Target

AMF Group

Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States
AMF Group was the owner and operator of commercial bowling centers in the U.S. and worldwide and a manufacturer of bowling center equipment.

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Investor

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 394.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 364
Sector: Leisure M&A 3 of 16
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 10 of 50
State: Virginia M&A 1 of 9
Country: United States M&A 13 of 230
Year: 1996 M&A 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 81 of 185
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-02-01 Mega Bloks

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Mega Bloks is the second largest manufacturer of children’s interlocking building block systems worldwide.

Buy $200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-08-01 Fanch Communications

Denver, Colorado, United States

Fanch Communications, Inc. operated rural cable television systems in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Buy $598M
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