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Former consultant sentenced for insider trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... member of a consulting team working firstly with multinational private equity firms KKR Australia and subsequently with Blackstone Group on a proposed takeover of Spotless. The ASIC found that at the time Mr Lindskog purchased the shares in Spotless ...

Insider trading gets former J.P. Morgan staffer jail

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... charges related to inside information concerning the acquisition of Valad Property Group Limited by affiliates of the Blackstone Group L.P. announced on the Australian Securities Exchange on 29 April 2011, ASIC said. It is understood Rietbergen gave ...

Retail MySuper to put NFPs on back foot

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... has warned. Labelling ING Direct's newly launched Living Super product a "game changer," Paul Costello, chairman of Blackstone said many industry funds operating a more diversified strategy will no longer be able to rely on their traditional position ...

Blackstone appoints senior adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Blackstone has named James Carnegie as senior adviser to the firm, based in Sydney. Prior to joining Blackstone, Carnegie was a partner with Archer Capital, a domestic private equity firm. In his new role, Carnegie will assume responsibility for the ...

IMCA: Asset allocation future uncertain

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... is felt in boardrooms of funds, felt by management and their advisers," said Paul Costello, non-executive chair of Blackstone, Australasia. "There is also angst among the members of the super funds and its not lost on many of us that growing proportions ...

Blackstone appoints Future Fund's Costello

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
The former general manager of Australia's Future Fund has been appointed as non-executive chairman for the Blackstone Group for Australia and New Zealand. Paul Costello will help guide the investment and advisory firm's development in the region, while ...

Blackstone closes real estate fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
While many real estate trusts struggle to find investments, Blackstone Group has closed its latest real estate fund which was oversubscribed by 20 per cent. The Blackstone Group has announced the final closing of its latest real estate fund, Blackstone ...

PE group adopts ESG

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... effects of their investment to name a few. PEC members include Apollo Global Management LLC, Bain Capital Partners, the Blackstone Group, the Carlyle Group, Apax Partners and Hellman and Friedman LLC. James Gifford, PRI executive director, said the group ...

Alternative investment giant eyes Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Global alternative investment manager The Blackstone Group is launching a new event-driven strategy to milk opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Blackstone Altius Advisors, which will be led by ex-Canvas Capital Management managing director Aaron ...

Takeover merchants

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... August and September's credit storm, private equity in Australia is experiencing a renaissance, while US PE giants like Blackstone are still weathering the sub-prime storm. Private equity's bruises from August's global liquidity squeeze were obvious ...