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SeaWorld stock jumps in public debut
Virginia GazetteSeaWorld, the parent company of Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA, saw its stock rise 19.6 percent in its first day as a publicly traded company. Its stock rose as high as $34.67 per share during the opening day after an initial...Tags: Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Initial Public Offerings, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Amusement and Theme Parks, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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Blackstone to buy Credit Suisse private equity business
ReutersApril 22 (Reuters) - Blackstone Group said on Monday it struck a deal to buy one of Credit Suisse's private equity businesses with $9 billion in assets under management. The companies did not disclose the purchase price for the Swiss bank's Strategic...Tags: Private Equity
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Blackstone comprará negocio de valores privados de Credit Suisse
Reuters22 abr (Reuters) - Blackstone Group dijo el lunes que alcanzó un acuerdo para comprar uno de los negocios de valores privados de Credit Suisse con 9.000 millones de dólares en activos bajo su administración. Las compañÃas no revelaron el precio de... -
Blackstone real estate chief says L.A. is a tough market
You know Los Angeles has become a tough real estate market when it’s hard for even Jon Gray to find a bargain. “It’s become harder, because the pricing has moved up,” said Gray, the global head of real estate for private equity...
Tags: Realty, Rentals, Homes, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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SeaWorld's IPO raises $702 million
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the theme park chain owned by Blackstone Group, priced its shares at the top of the marketed range and raised $702 million in its initial public offering. SeaWorld sold 26 million shares at $27 each, according to data compiled...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Amusement and Theme Parks, Stock Market, Anheuser-Busch InBev
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Thermo Fisher To Buy Life Tech For $13.6 Billion
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. on Monday agreed to buy Life Technologies Corp for $13.6 billion in a deal that would make it one of the top two companies in the hot field of genetic testing. The pact values Life Tech at $76 per share, a 12 percent...Tags: Corporate Officers, Emerging Market, Science and Technology, Invitrogen Corp., Economy, Business and Finance
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Life Technologies Corp. of Carlsbad bought for $13.6 billion
Capping a long bidding war, laboratory-equipment maker Life Technologies Corp. of Carlsbad has agreed to be acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific for $13.6 billion. The deal announced Monday was approved by both companies' boards of directors and...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Medical Research, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
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SeaWorld increases IPO to more than $500 million
Shamu plans to soak Wall Street with a greater splash than previously thought. SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. — the company known for its performing killer whale — could raise $540 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock...
Tags: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Busch Gardens Orlando, Initial Public Offerings, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Duncan Hines owner Pinnacle Foods jumps after IPO
Just like its popular Duncan Hines cake mixes, packaged foods company Pinnacle Foods Inc. was on the rise Thursday morning after raising $580 million in an initial public offering. The company -- which owns an array of popular brands including Birds...
Tags: Initial Public Offerings, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Walmart, Financing and Stock Offerings, Pinnacle Foods Incorporated
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Hostess Finds Savior In Greenwich Billionaire
Dean Metropoulos may not be a household name, but the food industry veteran's reach extends from the pantry to the refrigerator to the freezer. Metropoulos, who works with his sons Daren and Evan, has teamed up with longtime partner Apollo Global...Tags: Hostess Brands, Inc., Companies and Corporations, Greenwich, Consumer Goods Industries, Economy, Business and Finance
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Part one: Zell's big gamble
Aside from the business suit he was wearing, which he joked was rented for the occasion, Sam Zell was never more himself than when he appeared at a New York lender conference in April 2007 to hawk his $8.2 billion buyout of Tribune Co. Slinging one-...
Tags: Realty, Corporate Officers, Science and Technology, Oaktree Capital Management, Chicago Tribune
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SeaWorld files for IPO, could raise $100 million
SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. and its killer whales are going public, filing for an initial public offering that could raise $100 million. The theme park company, famous for using the orca Shamu as a performer, said in a filing with the Securities and...
Tags: Initial Public Offerings, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Amusement and Theme Parks, Anheuser-Busch InBev
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