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Newspaper wrap-up: Blackstone could buy GSO Capital

Posted Jan 10th 2008 8:00AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Time Warner (TWX), Walt Disney (DIS), Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Merrill Lynch (MER), Blackstone Group L.P (BX)

MAJOR PAPERS:

As early as today, The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) may announce that they are buying the New York hedge fund GSO Capital, reported the Wall Street Journal. Terms were not disclosed.
The Wall Street Journal also reported that Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (NYSE: MER) could receive a chunk of the $3B to $4B they need from a Middle Eastern government investment fund, while Citigroup Incorporated (NYSE: C) may get as much as $10B from foreign governments.
JP Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is has hired former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a part-time adviser to the company, the Financial Times reported.

OTHER PAPERS:

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) has made an undisclosed investment in Web-based social community Gaia Online, the New York Post reported. The site, aimed at teenagers, has other investors that include The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE).

Tags: Blackstone, Blackstone Group, BlackstoneGroup, BX, Citigroup, DIS, Disney, foreign investment, ForeignInvestment, Gaia Online, GaiaOnline, GSO Capital, GsoCapital, JP Morgan, JPMorgan, MER, Merrill Lynch, MerrillLynch, SNE, Sony, Time Warner, TimeWarner, Tony Blair, TonyBlair, TWX

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Last updated: February 10, 2012: 02:21 PM

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