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Oct 2001
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$340mm |
YankeeNets |
Advised YankeeNets and affiliates on multiple transactions, including the purchase of the New Jersey Devils, the formation of the YES Network, and the subsequent sale of its minority stake to Goldman Sachs |
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Jun 2003
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$3.5bn |
Xerox Corp. |
In June 2003, Xerox announced the completion of a comprehensive $3.5 billion recapitalization designed to delever its balance sheet and extend maturities. Blackstone served as Xerox’s advisor for the transaction |
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Feb 2010
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$8.3bn |
Xerox Corp. |
Advised Xerox on the $8.3 billion acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services |
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Nov 2004
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N/A |
Xcel Energy |
Advised Xcel on its sale of Latin American hydroelectric power assets to an investor group |
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Jun 1999
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$9.1bn |
Xcel Energy |
Advised on the $9.1 billion merger of Northern States Power and New Century Energies to form Xcel Energy |
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Sep 2008
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N/A |
Xanterra Parks & Resorts Inc. |
Advised Xanterra Parks & Resorts on its sale to The Anschutz Company |
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Aug 2006
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$50mm |
Winn-Dixie |
Advised Winn-Dixie on the sale of selected manufacturing and retail assets |
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Dec 2002
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N/A |
Williams Communications Group |
Advised Williams Communications Group on its sale of a 45% equity interest to Leucadia National Corp. and on the sale of Williams Communications Solutions to Platinum Equity and Williams Communications Canada to TELUS Corp. |
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Sep 2005
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N/A |
WellChoice |
Advised the New York Public Asset Fund (62% shareholder) with respect to the sale of WellChoice to WellPoint |
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Aug 2012
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N/A |
Weather Services International |
Advised Weather Services International on the acquisition of Weather Central, LP from E.L. Rothschild |
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Pending
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$4.8bn |
W.R. Grace & Co. |
Acting as financial adviser to the Company in its Chapter 11 restructuring related to its asbestos liabilities |
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Oct 2005
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N/A |
Visteon |
Advised the Special Committee of Visteon on the company’s restructuring with Ford |
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Mar 2012
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£2.5bn |
Viridian Group Investments Limited |
Advised the Viridian Group, Ireland's largest independent power business, on its £2.5 billion (c$4.0 billion) refinancing and restructuring. Viridian repaid approximately £2.3 billion of its debt with the proceeds of the disposal of Northern Ireland Electricity to ESB, a high yield note issue and new equity. The group's remaining £0.2 billion of debt was restructured. |
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May 2004
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N/A |
Verizon |
Blackstone advised Verizon on the sale of approximately 707,000 access lines in Hawaii, its Hawaiian directories unit and other assets associated with its Hawaiian division to The Carlyle Group |