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Blackstone Bets $23B on Last-Mile Logistics Firm Mileway
Blackstone Bets $23B on Last-Mile Logistics Firm Mileway
February 15, 2022  |  Investments

Alternative lender Blackstone Inc. says it will back a $23.8 billion recapitalization of Mileway, Europe’s largest urban warehouse operator and last-mile logistics company. The private...

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EMEA Daily: Social Media Giants Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule; Regulators Find Europe’s AdTech Sector Broke Privacy Rules
EMEA Daily: Social Media Giants Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule;...
February 03, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, four social media giants are suing the German government over its online hate speech law,...

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Blackstone-Led Funding Round Nets LemonEdge $4M
Blackstone-Led Funding Round Nets LemonEdge $4M
February 03, 2022  |  Investments

Accounting platform LemonEdge has raised $4 million in a funding round led by Blackstone, bringing the amount of capital raised by the U.K. firm to...

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Blackstone Finalizes Majority Investment of SPANX, Inc., Driving Valuation to $1.2B
Blackstone Finalizes Majority Investment of SPANX, Inc., Driving Valuation to $1.2B
November 18, 2021  |  Investments

Global investment firm Blackstone has completed a majority investment in womenswear brand SPANX, Inc., pushing the 21-year-old company’s valuation to $1.2 billion and enticing several...

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Blackstone Snags Spanx Majority Ownership
Blackstone Snags Spanx Majority Ownership
October 21, 2021  |  Retail

Blackstone Inc. is buying a majority stake in women’s shapewear company Spanx Inc. in a move that puts Spanx’s value at $1.2 billion, according to...

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Blackstone Takes Stake In ‘Data-Centric’ Furniture e-Tailer Walker Edison
Blackstone Takes Stake In ‘Data-Centric’ Furniture e-Tailer Walker Edison
May 24, 2021  |  Retail

Citing the growth in demand for online furniture shopping and the rise of data-centric eCommerce, one of the world’s largest investment firms said on Monday...

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Blackstone, Atairos Invest In Geolocation Security Firm GeoComply
Blackstone, Atairos Invest In Geolocation Security Firm GeoComply
March 25, 2021  |  Investments

GeoComply Solutions has received minority investments from funds managed by Blackstone and Atairos, the company’s first institutional investors, according to a Tuesday (March 23) press...

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Blackstone, Starwood Collaborate On Extended Stay America Acquisition For $6 Billion
Blackstone, Starwood Collaborate On Extended Stay America Acquisition For $6 Billion
March 16, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Blackstone and Starwood Capital have agreed to acquire Extended Stay America, a press release says, with the deal going forward for around $6 billion. “Travel...

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FireEye Closes $400 Million Blackstone Investment Days After Cybersecurity Breach
FireEye Closes $400 Million Blackstone Investment Days After Cybersecurity Breach
December 14, 2020  |  Investments

FireEye has closed on a $400 million investment by Blackstone, barely a week after one of the world’s top cybersecurity firms disclosed that its own...

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