M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-07-04 |
| Target | Hilton |
| Sector | Leisure |
| Buyer(s) | The Blackstone Group |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
| Deal Value | 26.0B USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 394.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 113 of 362 |
| Sector: Leisure M&A | 9 of 16 |
| Type: Going Private M&A Deals | 8 of 41 |
| State: Virginia M&A | 2 of 9 |
| Country: United States M&A | 79 of 230 |
| Year: 2007 M&A | 7 of 13 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 183 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-01 |
Global Tower Partners
Boca Raton, Florida, United States Global Tower operates wireless communication towers.Global Tower Management, LLC (d/b/a Global Tower Partners, "GTP") is a leading operator of communications towers and related wireless infrastructure. Including the acquisition of Dobson Communication's tower assets, the company owns approximately 1,125 towers and manages over 3,000 rooftop sites. |
Sell | $1.4B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-16 |
ReAble Therapeutics
Austin, Texas, United States ReAble Therapeutics, Inc. is a diversified rehabilitation and orthopedic devices company that develops, manufactures and distributes a comprehensive range of electrotherapy, traction, chiropractic and iontophoresis devices, in addition to a broad line of orthopedic implants, used by orthopedic surgeons, physicians, therapists and other healthcare professionals to treat patients with musculoskeletal conditions resulting from degenerative diseases, deformities, traumatic events and sports-related injuries. |
Sell | $1.6B |
