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SeaWorld: A PR hit for Blackstone
When Tilikum, a 12,000-pound killer whale, pulled a trainer to her death at SeaWorld, it also pulled the Blackstone Group ( Blackstone Group news) into another saga. Recall that the private equity giant bought SeaWorld and other theme parks from Anheuser-Busch InBev for $2.3 billion late last y
Private equity deals to soar?
We've noted before that the time is right for strategic deals, and we've seen a spate of them recently. The absence of financial buyers was certainly seen as one reason these deals might rise, but the period of absence may be short lived.
The New York Times reports that the Blackstone Grou
A new new era for private equity?
Until the credit crunch socked the economy, we had bought into the idea that the private equity industry was in a Golden Era. The king pins of the buyouts game--the likes of Henry Kravis and Steven Schwarzman--were riding high. They were adored by society, revered as capitalism giants. The PR,
