Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2019-10-30 |
| Target | AESL |
| Sector | Education |
| Investor(s) | The Blackstone Group |
| Deal Type | Stake Purchase |
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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 | 261 of 364 |
| Sector: Education M&A | 4 of 5 |
| Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals | 46 of 50 |
| Country: India M&A | 15 of 19 |
| Year: 2019 M&A | 14 of 16 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-04 |
Sipartech
Paris, France Sipartech operates neutral dark fiber networks in the Paris metro area, Marseille and Lille. Through its own network, Sipartech provides high-capacity, low-latency connectivity to data centers, telecom operators and corporate clients. Sipartech was founded in 2009 and is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-08 |
Bumble
Austin, Texas, United States Bumble is a women-first dating application and social community that creates empowering connections in love (Bumble Date), life (Bumble BFF), and work (Bumble Bizz). Bumble is part of the MagicLab family of companies, which also owns Badoo, an international dating app. Bumble was founded in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas. |
Buy | $3.0B |
