Peter Rose

Deutsche Bank Leading Wall Street Rental Loans: Mortgages

Wall Street is ramping up financing to private-equity firms buying homes to rent, helping them accelerate purchases as competition increases and prices jump.

Schwarzman Says Blackstone Starting Mutual Fund in Push

Blackstone Group LP’s Stephen Schwarzman said his firm is planning a mutual fund-type offering as the world’s biggest alternative-asset manager joins firms from Carlyle Group LP to KKR & Co. in efforts to attract individual investors.

Blackstone Said to Explore Brixmor IPO by End of the Year

Blackstone Group LP is considering an initial public offering of its Brixmor Property Group shopping- center unit by year’s end, taking advantage of a stock-market rally as it starts to sell real estate assets.

Blackstone, Prologis Said to Buy Portfolio of Warehouses

Blackstone Group LP, the world’s biggest private-equity firm by assets, and Prologis Inc. agreed to buy a portfolio of 17 million square feet (1.6 million square meters) of warehouses for about $960 million, said two people with knowledge of the agreement.

Blackstone Targets Bulging Corporate Coffers Via New Unit

Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity firm, is taking aim at the $5.4 trillion of cash on corporate balance sheets in the U.S. and Europe as regulators weigh changes that may reduce the appeal of money- market funds.

Pensions Find Private Equity Bites as Blackstone Cuts Job

Shirley Kimber walked off the production line from her $17.56-an-hour job at a Birds Eye Foods plant in Fulton, New York, for the last time in November.

DDR to Buy Blackstone Stake in Shopping Centers Venture

DDR Corp. agreed to buy Blackstone Group LP’s stake in a group of U.S. shopping centers operated under a joint venture between the companies for $1.46 billion.

Hunting Sees ‘Slow’ First Half on U.S. Onshore Rigs, Economy

Hunting Plc, a U.K. oil-services provider, expects a “slow” first half because of weak demand in the U.S. It has a better outlook for the rest of the year.

Blackstone Funds to Sell General Growth Properties Shares

Blackstone Group LP plans to sell 23.4 million shares of General Growth Properties Inc., exiting its investment in the second-biggest U.S. mall owner after helping the company emerge from bankruptcy in 2010.

Michael Dell Said to Consider Blackstone LBO Only With CEO Guarantee

Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell will only consider backing a buyout by Blackstone Group LP if the private-equity firm guarantees he can remain as chief executive officer, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

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