Blackstone Group, L.P.

May 16 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP is planning to create a hedge fund which will consist of the boldest trades from the third-party hedge funds it invests with, the Financial Times reported. The new fund will invite managers to sell their interesting...

* Firms have yet to demonstrate full asset sale cycle * Complex financials, insider ownership weigh on stocks By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Alternative asset managers such as Blackstone Group LP and KKR & Co LP have for decades...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alternative asset managers such as Blackstone Group LP and KKR & Co LP have for decades scoured the stock market for undervalued companies. Now they are trying to convince investors that shares in their own firms are a bargain. As...

By Indulal PM and Sumeet Chatterjee MUMBAI, May 16 (Reuters) - Private equity investment in Indian infrastructure is poised to pick up following a lengthy dry patch as debt-stressed operators of toll roads and other projects come under pressure from...

May 15 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP : * Reports 282,500 share stake in J C Penney Co as of March 31 valued at $4.27 million -- SEC filing

May 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Gap Inc and Blackberry, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * U.S. Energy Cos: Bernstein raises target price on Anadarko, others * Home...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Several top stock-picking hedge funds bought about 30 million shares of PC maker Dell Inc in the first quarter, possibly increasing pressure on company founder Michael Dell to improve his bid to take the company private. Dell is...

(Corrects former title of Michael Pappagallo to COO of Kimco in first paragraph) By Ilaina Jonas NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - Brixmor Property Group, Blackstone Group LP's neighborhood shopping center business, on Monday said it named Michael...

By Soyoung Kim NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - The $23 billion sale of ketchup maker H.J.Heinz Co to Berkshire Hathaway Inc and buyout firm 3G Capital, Avis Budget Group's takeover of Zipcar, and the $6.9 billion leveraged buyout of BMC Software , have one...

May 13 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Monday: * Japanese telecom company SoftBank Corp, which owns 33 percent of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has told banks that their financing of Dish Network Corp's...

By Soyoung Kim and Alwyn Scott NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP hired former senior Boeing Co executive Jim Albaugh to boost the firm's private equity activities in the aerospace and defense sector. The hiring of Albaugh, who most...

May 9 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Thursday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. BLACKSTONE GROUP LP The world's largest alternative asset manager hired former...