Article: In a transaction valued at $3.1 billion, New York buy-out firm Blackstone Group will acquire low cost hotel chain Extended Stay America.(Big Deals)

Article: The Lightstone Group Closes $8 Billion Acquisition of ...
Business Wire;  June 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... announced acquisition of Extended Stay Hotels from affiliates of The Blackstone Group for $8 billion. Extended Stay Hotels is the largest ... affiliates of The Blackstone Group and Arbor Realty Trust Inc. "The Extended Stay acquisition marks ...

Article: The Lightstone Group to Acquire Extended Stay ...
Business Wire;  April 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... affiliates of The Blackstone Group to acquire Extended Stay Hotels for ... two months. Extended Stay Hotels is the ... legal advisor to Extended Stay Hotels and Blackstone ... com. About The Blackstone Group The Blackstone ...

Article: The Blackstone Group Completes Acquisition of ...
Business Wire;  May 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... May 11, 2004 Extended Stay America, Inc ... affiliate of The Blackstone Group. Under the ... brands of "extended stay" lodging hotels ... value-priced extended stay lodging. www ... com About The Blackstone Group The Blackstone ...

Article: The Blackstone Group to Acquire Extended ...
Business Wire;  March 5, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... March 5, 2004 Extended Stay America, Inc ... affiliates of The Blackstone Group for $19 ... accomplishment in the extended stay segment ... CEO of The Blackstone Group, said ... be acquiring Extended Stay America. This ...

Article: Blackstone Group grabs up Prime Hospitality.(North ...
Hotels;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Blackstone Group, New York, aims to be the ... North America's burgeoning extended-stay segment by bulking up its ... moderately priced Wellesley extended-stay hotels to its Extended Stay America brand. In total ...

Article: Blackstone Bypasses Loan Mart For CMBS.(Blackstone ...
Bank Loan Report;  March 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The Blackstone Group has decided to bypass ... billion acquisition of Extended Stay America. Instead ... comment on how the Extended Stay transaction was being ... many companies like Extended Stay that own most of their ...

Article: The Blackstone Group to Acquire Prime Hospitality ...
PR Newswire;  August 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... affiliates of The Blackstone Group for $12.25 per ... as moderate price extended stay hotels with kitchens, to one of its Extended Stay America brands ... Managing Director of The Blackstone Group, said, "We are ...