KIRKBI. Blackstone Group. Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyout transactions over the last decade, while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate. Since its inception, Blackstone has completed investments in such notable companies as Hilton Worldwide, Equity Office Properties, Republic Services, AlliedBarton, United Biscuits, Freescale Semiconductor, Vivint[4] and Travelport.[5] Blackstone was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions boutique by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman, who had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. Business segments[edit] Blackstone is organized into four business segments:[3] Corporate private equity[edit] Blackstone's private equity business employs approximately 120 investment professionals in New York City; London; Menlo Park, California; Mumbai; Hong Kong; and Beijing.[5] Former notable investments include Universal Studios Parks, which was sold to Comcast.
Merlin Entertainments, leading name in location based, family entertainment. Merlin Entertainments. Merlin Entertainments PLC is a British operator of visitor attractions. It is the largest such company in Europe, and globally the second largest after Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Headquartered in Poole, Dorset, Merlin Entertainments operates 100 attractions, 9 hotels and 3 holiday villages in 22 countries, and on four continents.
In 2012, the company's properties hosted an estimated 54 million guests, making it the second-most visited theme park operator in the world, behind only Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.[2] While attendance figures are less than half of Disney's, visitor growth is strong and 2011 saw a rise of 13.2 percent.[3] It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History[edit] In December 1998, Nick Varney, Andrew Carr and the senior management team of Vardon Attractions completed a management buyout of the company to form Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd. with the backing of the private equity firm Apax Partners. Legoland[edit] LEGOLAND.
Occupy Lego Land. CVC Capital Partners. CVC Capital Partners is a private equity firm with approximately US$46 billion in funds focused on management buyouts. Since 1981, CVC has completed over 250 investments across a wide range of industries and countries. CVC was founded in 1981 and today has a network of eighteen offices throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. History[edit] Founding[edit] The U.S. -based bank, Citicorp, had established an investment arm in 1968 to focus on venture capital investments. By the late 1970s and early 1980s, Citicorp Venture Capital, at that time under the leadership of chairman William T.
Among Citicorp Venture Capital's early managing directors in Europe were John Botts, Otto Van der Wyck, Jon Moulton and Frank Neale. Spinout from Citicorp and the 1990s[edit] By the early 1990s, Michael Smith, who joined Citicorp in 1982, was leading Citicorp Venture Capital in Europe along with other managing directors Steven Koltes, Hardy McLain, Donald Mackenzie, Iain Parham, and Rolly Van Rappard. Week in 2/11 pictures: 5-11 November 2011. Photos de Occupy Lego Land. OCCUPYWALLSTREET: Chris, posing in front of...