Tuesday, July 3, 2007

UPDATE 3-Blackstone Group to buy Hilton for $26 billion

(Reuters) - LOS ANGELES, July 3 - U.S. private equity firm
Blackstone Group said on Tuesday it would buy Hilton
Hotels Corp. for about $26 billion cash, 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.


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