The Blackstone Group, Inc.
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Stocks in focus for Friday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 5 hours 23 minutes ago
Just how bad was October for retailers? Not even teens were spending.
Critical Alerts For Amazon.com, IBM, Blackstone, New York Community Bancorp, and Regency Centers Released By Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 68 days 16 hours 27 minutes ago
... Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Amazon.com Inc. , International Business Machines Corp. , The Blackstone Group , New York Community Bancorp Inc. , and Regency Centers Corporation...
Hilton Debt Load Weighs on Blackstone
Wall Street Journal, The | 27 days 19 hours 44 minutes ago
Blackstone Group LP has begun talks with lenders to cut up to $5 billion from the $20 billion debt load carried by Hilton Worldwide, as the private-equity firm seeks to protect its single biggest investment, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS OCTOBER 29, 2009 Hilton Debt Load Weighs on Blackstone Buyout Firm in Talks With Lenders to Slice $5 Billion Off Loans in Bid to Shore Up Hotel Chain
Barron's (subscription required) | 27 days 9 hours 19 minutes ago
Blackstone Group LP has begun talks with lenders to cut up to $5 billion from the $20 billion debt load carried by Hilton Worldwide, as the private-equity firm seeks to protect its single biggest investment, according to people familiar with the matter.
SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld Orlando buyer Blackstone Group has experience running theme parks
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 17 days 13 hours 37 minutes ago
SeaWorld Orlando: Blackstone Group might raise prices but will run parks well, experts say
Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks Movers & Shakers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 17 hours 32 minutes ago
If Hershey and Ferrero are mounting a serious rival bid for Cadbury, you d never know it from the marketplace.
NY Insurance regulator tells FGIC not to pay claims
Reuters | 5 hours 38 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) - New York's insurance regulator has told bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co to suspend paying claims as of Tuesday, because it is in violation of the state's minimum capital requirements, the company said.
Pinnacle Foods Group Announces $1.3 Billion Acquisition Of Birds Eye Foods [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 15 hours 30 minutes ago
Pinnacle Foods Group LLC (“Pinnacle Foods”) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Birds Eye Foods, Inc. (“Birds Eye Foods”) from a holding company controlled by Vestar Capital Partners, Pro-Fac Cooperative, and Birds Eye management in a transaction valued at $1.3 billion. Birds Eye Foods is a nationally recognized packaged food company with more than $930 million of total sales and leading consumer brands in frozen vegetables and meals, including Birds Eye®, Bir...
Blackstone Said to Drop Plans to Sell Two Beverly Hills Office Properties
Bloomberg | 42 days 2 hours 53 minutes ago
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Blackstone Group LP dropped plans to sell two office properties in Beverly Hills, California, including the former Hilton Hotels Corp. headquarters, two people with knowledge of the situation said.
Blackstone Is Said to Drop Sale Plans for Beverly Hills Office Properties
Bloomberg | 42 days 11 hours 54 minutes ago
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Blackstone Group LP dropped plans to sell two office properties in Beverly Hills, California, including the former Hilton Hotels Corp. headquarters, two people with knowledge of the situation said.
Top Travel News - Blackstone Group to Purchase Busch Entertainment Corp.
TravelPulse | 47 days 9 hours 27 minutes ago
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Blackstone investors appeal dismissal of IPO case
Reuters | 29 days 15 hours 32 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A group of Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) investors has appealed the dismissal of their class-action lawsuit seeking to hold the private equity firm responsible for their losses on its stock.
Business Briefing
Los Angeles Times | 4 days 21 hours 30 minutes ago
Claims for jobless pay hold steady The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance was unchanged last week, while continuing claims for benefits dipped.
Temasek, others bidding for Taikang stake: reports - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 22 days 1 hour 16 minutes ago
The news first surfaced in a Reuters report Monday, citing sources directly involved in the auction as saying the deal is expected to be worth $1.05 billion and would wrapped up by year's end. It said the first round of bids are due Friday.
Universal theme parks: General Electric says attendance at Universal theme parks, including Universal Orlando, has been weak
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 39 days 15 hours 10 minutes ago
The parent company of Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando, California and Japan said this morning that attendance at the resorts continued to struggle during the third quarter but that it was able to offset the declines with continued cost-cutting.
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Company Overview
| Company: | The Blackstone Group, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Market Research Services |
| Website: | http://www.bgglobal.com |
The Blackstone Group provides custom market research and consulting services, helping clients make sense of customer behavior and attitudes as well as market trends. Not to be confused with leading US private equity firm The Blackstone Group L.P., this research company serves clients in the US, Europe, and Asia from offices in Chicago, Toronto, London, and Chennai, India. It caters to industries such as consumer packaged goods, financial services, health care, and technology with studies on topics including branding, customer satisfaction and loyalty, multicultural markets, new product evaluation, and segmentation. Clients have included the American Medical Association, Chicago Tribune, eBay, and Pfizer.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 18.5 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 170 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |