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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone reaps $3.8 billion on the Orangina deal]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/23/blackstone-reaps-3-8-billion-on-the-orangina-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/23/blackstone-reaps-3-8-billion-on-the-orangina-deal/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/23/blackstone-reaps-3-8-billion-on-the-orangina-deal/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/privateequity/" rel="tag">Private Equity</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/bx/" rel="tag">Blackstone Group L.P (BX)</a></p><p><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/09/bx.jpg" width="220" height="47" alt="" />The past two years have been terrible for private equity firms. But, now we're seeing signs of life.</p>
<p>If fact, this week there was a liquidity event. That is, the <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-blackstone-group-l-p/bx/nys">Blackstone Group</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/the-blackstone-group-l-p/bx/nys">BX</a>) and Lion Capital have received a binding offer to <a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article6844038.ece">sell Orangina Schweppes</a> to Suntory (a major Japanese drinks company). It appears that the price tag comes to $3.82 billion.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/23/blackstone-reaps-3-8-billion-on-the-orangina-deal/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Blackstone reaps $3.8 billion on the Orangina deal</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/23/blackstone-reaps-3-8-billion-on-the-orangina-deal/">Blackstone reaps $3.8 billion on the Orangina deal</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/23/blackstone-reaps-3-8-billion-on-the-orangina-deal/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19171055/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/09/23/blackstone-reaps-3-8-billion-on-the-orangina-deal/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Blackstone</category><category>BX</category><category>Coca-Cola</category><category>inthenews</category><category>KO</category><category>Lion Capital</category><category>Orangina</category><category>private equity</category><category>Suntory</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:20:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
