Tuesday, July 3, 2007

UPDATE 4-Blackstone to buy Hilton for $26 bln

(Reuters) - LOS ANGELES, July 3 - U.S. private equity firm
Blackstone Group agreed on Tuesday to buy Hilton Hotels
Corp. for about $26 billion, the richest in a series of
recent private equity offers for hotel companies.




Under terms of the agreed deal, Blackstone will pay $47.50
for each share of Hilton, one of the most prominent global
hotel brand names, and take on debt.


Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News

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