Blackstone to Invest in Currencies Direct to Target M&A Opportunities

Currencies Direct that is a London-based digital foreign exchange player, has talked Blackstone into investing a sum of £140 million in them. There will be a partnership involved in the funding, by the management team of Currencies Direct, that Keith Hatton leads, and Palamon, apan-European...

BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE ACQUIRES NEW ASSETS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Blackstone Real Estate has acquired new industrial assets and logistics assets
• New acquisitions have reinforced the position of Blackstone Real Estate as one of the top investors in India.

The funds managed by Blackstone R...

EMBASSY GROUP SOLD WAREHOUSE BUSINESS

Highlights:

• Embassy Industrial park has been bought by Blackstone for about $700 million which is equivalent to Rs. 5,000 crore.
• The deal has given Blackstone a new opportunity in the warehouse industry.
• The deal indicates the end of the Em...

PANASONIC DECIDES TO FULLY ACQUIRE US. BLUE YONDER GROUP

Highlights –

• Panasonic decides to fully acquire the U.S Blue Yonder Group.
• Panasonic plans to strengthen its logistics business with Blue Yonder’s digital technology.
• Panasonic in 2020 had previously obtained a 20% stake in Blue...

BLACKSTONE GROUP INC. ACQUIRED CROWN RESORTS OF AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• The company Blackstone Group Inc. has acquired the casino operator of Australia ‘Crown Resorts Ltd.’
• The Acquisition has been valued at 6 billion dollars

The company Blackstone Group Inc. has been su...

TAKEDA AIMS TO GO PUBLIC IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 YEARS AFTER BLACKSTONE’S ACQUISITION

Highlights –

• Takeda Pharmaceutical aims to go public in the next 5 to 10 years after Blackstone’s acquisition.
• The unit needs to expand its business overseas in Chinese-speaking markets.
• Takeda plans to sell its drug unit to Bl...

TAKEDA CO. PLANNING TO SELL ITS OTC MEDICINE UNIT TO U.S BLACKSTONE GROUP INC.

Highlights –

• Takeda Co. planning to sell its OTC medicine unit to U.S Blackstone Group Inc.
• Takeda plans on selling the same for around $2.9 billion.
• Takeda aims to reduce its debt of $5.86 billion after its purchase of Shire Plc.

Blackstone HyperTek electric Motorcycle kicks all Dice

 The rise of electric powertrain should have meant a revolution in design for cars. The far less exaggerated EV drive allows for loads of ideas to be tried out, but unfortunately, carmakers seem to be frightened to try them. Not the same can be assumed for motorcycle makers.

Electr...