en-us Reuters) - Blackstone Group's BX Pinnacle Brands Corp is likely to buy U.S. frozen vegetable company Birds Eye Foods for more than $1.3 billion, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.The all-cash deal for Birds Eye, which is majority owned by private equity firm Vestar Capital...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:15:26 -0800 BX BX Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:29:00 -0800 BX ISIS BX,ISIS Reuters) - Blackstone Group BX said on Friday its Chief Operating Officer sold $67.5 million of his stake in the private equity firm to invest in various Blackstone funds.Blackstone's COO Tony James sold 4.5 million units at $15 per unit, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:15:28 -0800 BX BX Reuters UK) - Liberty Global LBTYA, the international cable operator controlled by John Malone, has agreed to buy Unitymedia from a private equity group for $3 billion (1.8 billion pounds) in its first German acquisition.The sale of Germany's second-biggest cable network by a shareholder...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:15:38 -0800 BX GS MS VOD BX,GS,MS,VOD Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:59:35 -0800 BX BX Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital is finalizing a roughly 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) deal to buy Japanese telemarketer Bellsystem24 from Citigroup Inc C, three sources familiar with the matter said.It would be the largest buyout by a foreign...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:00:29 -0800 BX C BX,C Reuters) - Roomy Khan, one of several former traders cooperating with the prosecution of the biggest U.S. hedge fund insider trading case, told a judge she tipped several people at hedge funds with inside information on companies to make money from trades, according...]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:15:30 -0800 BX MRVL MCO BX,MRVL,MCO Reuters UK) - French utility EDF EDF has set an indicative timetable in its sale of Britain's biggest electricity distribution network as industry and financial parties begin to form consortiums, sources said.EDF has sent out what bankers call a 'teaser' to potential bidders previewing...]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:02:37 -0800 BX BX Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:40:35 -0800 BX BX Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP BX posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover.The company, which has immense real estate and private equity assets, has stepped...]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:32 -0800 ABI BX FIG RX ABI,BX,FIG,RX