The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) 38.69 $BX
Energy Bonds Are Getting Killed -- so Big Names Are Buying Them
at The Street - Fri Mar 20, 3:14PM CDT
Blackstone, Carlyle and Apollo are looking to buy energy assets on the cheap, and a few options appear to be available to retail investors looking to mimic their moves.
CG: 26.68 (+0.50), BX: 38.69 (unch), APO: 22.24 (+0.05), VCLT: 94.29 (+0.10)
Simon Property Ups Bid For Rival Mall REIT Macerich
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 20, 12:17PM CDT
A couple of real estate investment trusts with decent IBD Composite Ratings would form the biggest equity REIT in the world if Simon Property Group (SPG) succeeds in its new, higher bid to acquire fellow shopping center operator Macerich (MAC) in a...
BX: 38.69 (unch), SPG: 197.34 (+5.24), AMT: 97.69 (+3.10), PSA: 199.12 (+4.88), MAC: 89.21 (-4.29), GLPI: 37.65 (+0.94)
Molycorp Creditors Reportedly Hiring Blackstone For Restructuring Advice
Shock Exchange - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 8:54AM CDT
BX: 38.69 (unch), MCP: 0.36 (unch)
Is Blackstone's Advisory Arm Spin-Off Headed in Right Way? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 19, 9:20AM CDT
Blackstone (BX), which is looking forward to capitalize on the consistent growth witnessed in the Financial Advisory business since several years through the segment's spin-off, may see a number of its senior managing directors exiting the firm.
AB: 30.93 (+0.47), BX: 38.69 (unch), AMP: 136.17 (+2.83), PFLT: 14.15 (+0.08)
Goldman Sachs May Be a Better Long-Term Investment Than Its BDC
at The Street - Wed Mar 18, 2:00PM CDT
Goldman Sachs and other banks are so heavily regulated, it is tempting to wonder whether BDCs are effectively replacing them.
GS: 193.13 (+3.16), BX: 38.69 (unch), KKR: 23.12 (+0.31), GSBD: 21.15 (+0.35)
Leucadia Subsidiary Jefferies' Q1 Earnings Decline Y/Y - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 18, 12:50PM CDT
Leucadia National Corporation's (LUK) wholly owned subsidiary, Jefferies Group LLC, reported adjusted net earnings of $20.3 million for first-quarter fiscal 2015 (ended Feb 28, 2015).
LUK: 23.05 (-0.02), CODI: 16.94 (+0.27), BX: 38.69 (unch)
Blackstone Shares Up 22.4% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (BX)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 18, 10:12AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on October 22nd, 2014 at $31.03. In approximately 5 months, Blackstone has returned 22.45% as of today's recent price of $37.99.
BX: 38.69 (unch)
Much of Blackstone M&A team exiting ahead of spinoff
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 6:27AM CDT
BX: 38.69 (unch)
The World's Largest Alternative Asset Managers: Case Of Blackstone
HedgeThink - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 4:15PM CDT
The Blackstone Group was little known outside Wall Street until two events in 2007 catapulted it onto the public stage: the lavish sixtieth birthday party of its CEO Steve Schwarzman and the firm's IPO a few months later. - David Carey and John E....
CG: 26.68 (+0.50), BX: 38.69 (unch), AINV: 7.57 (+0.14), KKR: 23.12 (+0.31)
11 Best Financials Stocks to Buy For High Dividend Yields
at The Street - Tue Mar 17, 7:34AM CDT
Looking for yield? Think financial services stocks now that the Federal Reserve's annual stress tests are completed.
SAFT: 59.99 (+0.85), BX: 38.69 (unch), AB: 30.93 (+0.47), GEO: 45.19 (+1.92), ARCC: 17.03 (+0.17), CXW: 42.10 (+1.18), LOAN: 3.98 (+0.08), HPT: 33.97 (+1.04), KKR: 23.12 (+0.31), LTC: 45.46 (+0.88), ADC: 34.17 (+0.67)
The Shopping Center REIT Showdown: March Madness Continues
Brad Thomas - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 6:00AM CDT
ROIC: 18.55 (+0.51), RPT: 19.30 (+0.38), BX: 38.69 (unch), FRT: 149.44 (+3.04), WSR: 16.32 (+0.41), EXL: 14.35 (+0.23), DDR: 19.33 (+0.43), IRC: 10.98 (+0.25), WPG: 17.06 (+0.35), KIM: 27.74 (+0.75), EQY: 27.49 (+0.44), WRI: 37.19 (+0.81), REG: 69.90 (+2.17), RPAI: 16.34 (+0.33), UBA: 23.47 (+0.36), WHLR: 2.63 (-0.08), BRX: 27.01 (+0.64)
Blackstone Buys Willis Tower for $1.3B: Will it be Accretive? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 16, 2:20PM CDT
Blackstone has finally struck a deal to buy Chicago's Willis Tower for $1.3 billion. With rise in demand for office space, we believe that Blackstone will reap profits from the deal.
AB: 30.93 (+0.47), BX: 38.69 (unch), CNS: 43.56 (+0.58), AMP: 136.17 (+2.83)
Pinnacle Foods Hits 52-Week High on Secondary Offering - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 16, 12:40PM CDT
Shares of food company Pinnacle Foods Inc. (PF) reached a 52-week high of $39.06 on Mar 13, after the company completed its secondary offering, as announced on Mar 9.
BX: 38.69 (unch), SVU: 11.33 (+0.09), CS: 26.47 (+1.17), PF: 39.86 (-0.35)
Blackstone's Center Parcs on the block
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 11:42AM CDT
BX: 38.69 (unch)
RedOwl Announces Investment by Blackstone
Business Wire - Mon Mar 16, 8:00AM CDT
RedOwl Analytics, the security analytics firm, today announced that it closed a strategic investment from Blackstone. The funding will help RedOwl accelerate the development of its insider-risk detection platform, IP loss detection capabilities and expand its global go-to-market activities. RedOwl's software platform, Reveal, applies advanced analytics to the digital exhaust of modern enterprises to fundamentally tackle both compliance and security challenges.
BX: 38.69 (unch)
Blackstone and 233 South Wacker LLC Announce Definitive Agreement for Sale of Chicago's Willis Tower
Business Wire - Mon Mar 16, 7:33AM CDT
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and 233 South Wacker LLC today announced that they had signed a definitive agreement for Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII to acquire Chicago's Willis Tower. The Willis Tower is a 3.8 million square-foot office building in downtown Chicago and, at 110 stories, is the second-tallest office building in the United States and the fifth-tallest office building in the world. The building also features a top Chicago tourist attraction in the Skydeck on the 103rd floor, which provides 1.6 million visitors per year with unmatched views of Chicago and the surrounding area including from the "Ledge", glass cubes which extend from the building.
BX: 38.69 (unch), BXMT: 28.43 (+0.16)
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Declares $0.52 Per Share Dividend
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 16, 7:00AM CDT
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) today declared a dividend of $0.52 per share of class A common stock with respect to the first quarter of 2015. This dividend is payable on April 15, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2015.
BX: 38.69 (unch), BXMT: 28.43 (+0.16)
Distressed real estate party ends: Blackstone to pay $1.3B for Willis Tower
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 6:30AM CDT
BX: 38.69 (unch)
Better Buy Now: Linn Energy LLC vs. BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
Tyler Crowe and Matt DiLallo, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 16, 6:00AM CDT
It's not exactly an easy decision to buy an oil and gas producer right now considering the price of oil, but it may be even more challenging to invest in an oil producing master limited partnership when you consider the debt levels of these...
BX: 38.69 (unch), BBEP: 6.01 (+0.02), LINE: 11.24 (+0.08)
Energy Bonds Are Getting Killed -- so Big Names Are Buying Them
at The Street - Fri Mar 20, 3:14PM CDT
Blackstone, Carlyle and Apollo are looking to buy energy assets on the cheap, and a few options appear to be available to retail investors looking to mimic their moves.
CG: 26.68 (+0.50), BX: 38.69 (unch), APO: 22.24 (+0.05), VCLT: 94.29 (+0.10)
Simon Property Ups Bid For Rival Mall REIT Macerich
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Mar 20, 12:17PM CDT
A couple of real estate investment trusts with decent IBD Composite Ratings would form the biggest equity REIT in the world if Simon Property Group (SPG) succeeds in its new, higher bid to acquire fellow shopping center operator Macerich (MAC) in a...
BX: 38.69 (unch), SPG: 197.34 (+5.24), AMT: 97.69 (+3.10), PSA: 199.12 (+4.88), MAC: 89.21 (-4.29), GLPI: 37.65 (+0.94)
Molycorp Creditors Reportedly Hiring Blackstone For Restructuring Advice
Shock Exchange - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 8:54AM CDT
BX: 38.69 (unch), MCP: 0.36 (unch)
Is Blackstone's Advisory Arm Spin-Off Headed in Right Way? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 19, 9:20AM CDT
Blackstone (BX), which is looking forward to capitalize on the consistent growth witnessed in the Financial Advisory business since several years through the segment's spin-off, may see a number of its senior managing directors exiting the firm.
AB: 30.93 (+0.47), BX: 38.69 (unch), AMP: 136.17 (+2.83), PFLT: 14.15 (+0.08)
Goldman Sachs May Be a Better Long-Term Investment Than Its BDC
at The Street - Wed Mar 18, 2:00PM CDT
Goldman Sachs and other banks are so heavily regulated, it is tempting to wonder whether BDCs are effectively replacing them.
GS: 193.13 (+3.16), BX: 38.69 (unch), KKR: 23.12 (+0.31), GSBD: 21.15 (+0.35)
Leucadia Subsidiary Jefferies' Q1 Earnings Decline Y/Y - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 18, 12:50PM CDT
Leucadia National Corporation's (LUK) wholly owned subsidiary, Jefferies Group LLC, reported adjusted net earnings of $20.3 million for first-quarter fiscal 2015 (ended Feb 28, 2015).
LUK: 23.05 (-0.02), CODI: 16.94 (+0.27), BX: 38.69 (unch)
Blackstone Shares Up 22.4% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (BX)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 18, 10:12AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on October 22nd, 2014 at $31.03. In approximately 5 months, Blackstone has returned 22.45% as of today's recent price of $37.99.
BX: 38.69 (unch)
Much of Blackstone M&A team exiting ahead of spinoff
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 6:27AM CDT
BX: 38.69 (unch)
The World's Largest Alternative Asset Managers: Case Of Blackstone
HedgeThink - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 4:15PM CDT
The Blackstone Group was little known outside Wall Street until two events in 2007 catapulted it onto the public stage: the lavish sixtieth birthday party of its CEO Steve Schwarzman and the firm's IPO a few months later. - David Carey and John E....
CG: 26.68 (+0.50), BX: 38.69 (unch), AINV: 7.57 (+0.14), KKR: 23.12 (+0.31)
11 Best Financials Stocks to Buy For High Dividend Yields
at The Street - Tue Mar 17, 7:34AM CDT
Looking for yield? Think financial services stocks now that the Federal Reserve's annual stress tests are completed.
SAFT: 59.99 (+0.85), BX: 38.69 (unch), AB: 30.93 (+0.47), GEO: 45.19 (+1.92), ARCC: 17.03 (+0.17), CXW: 42.10 (+1.18), LOAN: 3.98 (+0.08), HPT: 33.97 (+1.04), KKR: 23.12 (+0.31), LTC: 45.46 (+0.88), ADC: 34.17 (+0.67)
The Shopping Center REIT Showdown: March Madness Continues
Brad Thomas - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 6:00AM CDT
ROIC: 18.55 (+0.51), RPT: 19.30 (+0.38), BX: 38.69 (unch), FRT: 149.44 (+3.04), WSR: 16.32 (+0.41), EXL: 14.35 (+0.23), DDR: 19.33 (+0.43), IRC: 10.98 (+0.25), WPG: 17.06 (+0.35), KIM: 27.74 (+0.75), EQY: 27.49 (+0.44), WRI: 37.19 (+0.81), REG: 69.90 (+2.17), RPAI: 16.34 (+0.33), UBA: 23.47 (+0.36), WHLR: 2.63 (-0.08), BRX: 27.01 (+0.64)
Blackstone Buys Willis Tower for $1.3B: Will it be Accretive? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 16, 2:20PM CDT
Blackstone has finally struck a deal to buy Chicago's Willis Tower for $1.3 billion. With rise in demand for office space, we believe that Blackstone will reap profits from the deal.
AB: 30.93 (+0.47), BX: 38.69 (unch), CNS: 43.56 (+0.58), AMP: 136.17 (+2.83)
Pinnacle Foods Hits 52-Week High on Secondary Offering - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 16, 12:40PM CDT
Shares of food company Pinnacle Foods Inc. (PF) reached a 52-week high of $39.06 on Mar 13, after the company completed its secondary offering, as announced on Mar 9.
BX: 38.69 (unch), SVU: 11.33 (+0.09), CS: 26.47 (+1.17), PF: 39.86 (-0.35)
Blackstone's Center Parcs on the block
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 11:42AM CDT
BX: 38.69 (unch)
RedOwl Announces Investment by Blackstone
Business Wire - Mon Mar 16, 8:00AM CDT
RedOwl Analytics, the security analytics firm, today announced that it closed a strategic investment from Blackstone. The funding will help RedOwl accelerate the development of its insider-risk detection platform, IP loss detection capabilities and expand its global go-to-market activities. RedOwl's software platform, Reveal, applies advanced analytics to the digital exhaust of modern enterprises to fundamentally tackle both compliance and security challenges.
BX: 38.69 (unch)
Blackstone and 233 South Wacker LLC Announce Definitive Agreement for Sale of Chicago's Willis Tower
Business Wire - Mon Mar 16, 7:33AM CDT
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and 233 South Wacker LLC today announced that they had signed a definitive agreement for Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII to acquire Chicago's Willis Tower. The Willis Tower is a 3.8 million square-foot office building in downtown Chicago and, at 110 stories, is the second-tallest office building in the United States and the fifth-tallest office building in the world. The building also features a top Chicago tourist attraction in the Skydeck on the 103rd floor, which provides 1.6 million visitors per year with unmatched views of Chicago and the surrounding area including from the "Ledge", glass cubes which extend from the building.
BX: 38.69 (unch), BXMT: 28.43 (+0.16)
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Declares $0.52 Per Share Dividend
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 16, 7:00AM CDT
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) today declared a dividend of $0.52 per share of class A common stock with respect to the first quarter of 2015. This dividend is payable on April 15, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2015.
BX: 38.69 (unch), BXMT: 28.43 (+0.16)
Distressed real estate party ends: Blackstone to pay $1.3B for Willis Tower
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 6:30AM CDT
BX: 38.69 (unch)
Better Buy Now: Linn Energy LLC vs. BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.
Tyler Crowe and Matt DiLallo, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 16, 6:00AM CDT
It's not exactly an easy decision to buy an oil and gas producer right now considering the price of oil, but it may be even more challenging to invest in an oil producing master limited partnership when you consider the debt levels of these...
BX: 38.69 (unch), BBEP: 6.01 (+0.02), LINE: 11.24 (+0.08)
