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UC calls controversial $4 billion Blackstone investment a 'capitalistic' win for retirees

University of California investment officials said Thursday that their controversial decision to invest $4 billion in private equity giant Blackstone was a "capitalistic decision" to maximize returns for UC retirees and rebuffed criticism that it was worsening the student housing crisis.

Los Angeles Times

New Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz hates office politics, has a black belt in karate, and his pay package is inextricably linked to one metric

Schwartz honed his skills at Goldman and is taking over one of the most powerful and closely watched jobs on Wall Street.

Fortune

US pension funds are on the brink of implosion – and Wall Street is ignoring it

Private equity firms managing millions of Americans’ retirement savings may be inflating their investments

The Guardian - US

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Justin Bieber sells rights to his music in deal worth $200m

Singer, 28, sells rights to 291 songs he has released, or had interest in, up until end of 2021

The Guardian - UK

Justin Bieber reportedly close to selling music rights for $200M

Bieber could be joining musicians like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen by selling his music rights for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Fortune

Intensified housing market correction has homebuilders offering sweetheart deals to Wall Street

Homebuilders have clearly turned to their housing downturn playbook. Only there's a new wrinkle: Institutional investors.

Fortune

The biggest losers in the US midterm elections? Republican mega-donors

Donors like Peter Thiel poured millions into candidates that no amount of money could sell to voters while Mehmet Oz self-funded a failed run

The Guardian - US

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Billionaire Republican donor Schwarzman says he will back ‘new generation’ over Trump

WASHINGTON — Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Officer and Republican megadonor Stephen Schwarzman won’t be backing former President Donald Trump’s bid for a return to the White House, saying it is time for the party to move on.

Tribune News Service

Blackstone Unusual Options Activity For November 11

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Blackstone (NYSE:BX). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Benzinga

M&A Activity Plunges In Echo Of Great Recession: Here's What Apollo Global Management Just Said About Its Latest Deal

The merger and acquisition market has slowed dramatically in recent months as market volatility and persistently high inflation has prompted dealmakers to take a more conservative approach to M&A.

Benzinga

Invitation Homes: Some Headwinds Remain But Still Quite Inviting

Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE: INVH) is a Dallas-based residential real estate investment trust (REIT) that buys large numbers of higher-quality, single-family homes and then leases or leases-to-purchase them to higher-income tenants.

Benzinga

Blackstone Whale Trades For October 18

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Blackstone. Looking at options history for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) we detected 10 strange trades.

Benzinga

Blackstone Whale Trades Spotted

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Blackstone. Looking at options history for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) we detected 13 strange trades.

Benzinga

Blackstone Whale Trades For October 10

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Blackstone. Looking at options history for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) we detected 18 strange trades.

Benzinga

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Benzinga

What Are Whales Doing With Blackstone

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Blackstone. Looking at options history for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) we detected 12 strange trades.

The Guardian - UK

How pound slump could spark £3bn film and TV investment boom

UK production industry could record extra-boost from US companies seeking overseas filming locations and production facilities

The Guardian - UK

The Blackstone rebellion: how one country took on the world’s biggest commercial landlord

The long read: The giant asset management firm used to target places where people worked and shopped. Then it started buying up people’s homes. In one country, the backlash was ferocious

The Times of India

Blackstone sells 7.7 crore shares of Embassy REIT for $325 million to monetise investments

NEW DELHI: Global fund Blackstone on Tuesday raised around $325 million (about Rs 2,650 crore) by selling its shares in Embassy Office Parks REIT to monetise part of its investment, according to sources.

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Benzinga

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Blackstone

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Blackstone. Looking at options history for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) we detected 14 strange trades.

Daily Mirror

Butlin's holiday resorts sold back to former owners in deal worth £300million

The iconic British seaside resorts have been sold off for £300m to the Harris family - who co-founded one of the UK's largest holiday and leisure groups in the 1960s

Tribune News Service

Blackstone preps $6 billion for Canada-to-NYC power line

Blackstone Inc. is amassing about $6 billion in new funding for a long-planned transmission line that will deliver Canadian hydropower to New York City.

Bristol Post

Butlin's back in British hands after £300m family buy-back deal

The resorts have had three different owners in little more than 18 months

The Guardian - UK

Harris Family Trusts buys Butlin’s for £300m

Deal does not include Butlin’s property assets that were sold earlier this year to a private pension fund

Birmingham Post

Butlin's sold to co-founders of Bourne Leisure in £300m deal

Private equity firm Blackstone has offloaded the holiday park chain less than two years after acquiring the company for £3bn

The Guardian - US

Private equity still investing billions in dirty energy despite pledge to clean up

Carlyle, Warburg Pincus and KKR are the worst offenders according to a new scorecard of private equity climate risks

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