Blackstone stories
Scotland to lead UK's data centre expansion with £25bn
Fri, 3rd Jan 2025
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hyperscale
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cleantech
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renewable energy
The UK data centre sector faces critical trials by 2025, with significant investments and planning reforms needed to harness Scotland's energy potential.
Blackstone funds Aligned's USD $600M data centre development in Utah
Wed, 20th Mar 2024
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hyperscale
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dc
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cleantech
Blackstone Credit has partnered with Aligned Data Centers, providing a USD $600 million senior secured credit facility to back the construction of Aligned's largest data centre in Utah named SLC-03.
Zoom AI Companion hits one million meeting summaries milestone
Tue, 31st Oct 2023
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ai
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benchmarking
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zoom
Zoom AI Companion has achieved a significant benchmark, generating over one million meeting summaries in less than two months since its introduction.
R Systems appoints Nitesh Bansal as CEO
Wed, 31st May 2023
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leadership
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infosys
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job moves
Digital engineering services provider, R Systems, has appointed Nitesh Bansal as CEO, effective from May next year.
Thoma Bravo drops majority share in Nintex as TPG Capital picks up reins
Mon, 11th Oct 2021
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apm
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low-code
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software development
US investment firm TPG Capital acquires majority share in Nintex, as Thoma Bravo takes a back seat with a 'significant minority interest'.
While you were sleeping: European stocks rise to record
Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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power / energy
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wall street
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general electric
European stocks rose, pushing a regional equity benchmark to a record high, after better-than-expected data from Germany and after Greece said it made.
Depressing Dell makes private case
Wed, 3rd Apr 2013
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network infrastructure
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shareholders
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dell technologies
Company issues 274-page filing showing bleak prospects for business - its strongest case yet for accepting a US$24.4 billion offer to go private.
Is Michael Dell down and out?
Thu, 28th Mar 2013
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network infrastructure
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dell technologies
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blackstone
As Carl Icahn welcomes suggestions of a partnership with Blackstone Group, could Michael Dell potentially lose control of the company he founded as a teenager?.
Dell considers rival bids
Tue, 26th Mar 2013
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network infrastructure
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shareholders
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dell technologies
Dell's board evaluates separate takeover proposals, deciding which could beat an existing US$24.4 billion take-private deal.
Woolworths sells Dick Smith chain to buyout firm for A$20M
Thu, 27th Sep 2012
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dick smith
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shares
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sales
Woolworths offloads its Dick Smith electronics chain to Anchorage Capital Partners for AUD $20 million, sharpening its focus on core supermarket operations.