Hudson Yards skyscraper Spiral lands private equity giant in major relocation deal

Hudson Yards skyscraper Spiral lands private equity giant in major relocation deal

The biggest relocation lease of October was private equity powerhouse TPG’s move to eight high floors in Tishman Speyer’s Spiral, aka 66 Hudson Boulevard. Its 301,276 square feet was runner-up in size only to Bloomberg’s 749,000 square feet at 919 Third Ave. that was mostly expansion space at the same location. TPG will move from 888 … Read more

Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta plans to expand to more locations

Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta plans to expand to more locations

Back in 2005, when Garrett Brizendine was a marketing student at Johnson & Wales University, he adopted the Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta store at East 29th Avenue and Roslyn Street as his own. “I lived in President’s Hall at the corner of 17th and Quebec, about five minutes away,” Brizendine said, “so that Anthony’s was … Read more

Shanghai offers wider access to foreign funds to buy start-ups, signals more QFLP quota

Shanghai offers wider access to foreign funds to buy start-ups, signals more QFLP quota

Foreign asset managers will be given more freedom in making private equity and venture capital investment as the city cranks up growth in the financial and technology sectors, mayor Gong Zheng said, amid signs geopolitical tensions and regulatory clampdown have thwarted inflows. “International asset managers will be encouraged to invest more in Shanghai’s technology firms … Read more

Blackstone Hiked Rent Prices At Double The Market Rate in San Diego, Allegedly Uses RealPage’s Rent Fixing Software: Report

Blackstone Hiked Rent Prices At Double The Market Rate in San Diego, Allegedly Uses RealPage’s Rent Fixing Software: Report

RealPage is facing an investigation for colluding with homeowners using its proprietary software to abnormally hike rents nationwide. Expect Best/Pexels.com Blackstone is the largest alternative asset manager in the world, with over $1 trillion in assets under management. The recent “Helter Shelter: How Blackstone Contributes to and Profits from California’s Broken Housing System” report from … Read more

Local journalism in Atlantic Canada in trouble as company known to ‘slash and burn’ buys dozens of newspapers

Local journalism in Atlantic Canada in trouble as company known to ‘slash and burn’ buys dozens of newspapers

If you want to understand the struggling local news landscape, look no further than Atlantic Canada, where a takeover has kept the region’s largest newspaper publisher in operation, but still leaves local journalism in a tenuous state. Toronto-based Postmedia, whose titles include the National Post and the Montreal Gazette, has taken over the financially insolvent SaltWire … Read more

NFL set to allow private equity firms to buy up to 10% of clubs

NFL set to allow private equity firms to buy up to 10% of clubs

The National Football League will reportedly approve a new rule allowing team owners to sell a piece of their franchises to private equity firms — setting the stage for a potential windfall that could drive up the value of clubs by billions of dollars. The owners, who began their annual meeting on Tuesday, are weighing … Read more

Here’s How Much Net Worth You Need To Join The Top 2% Of America’s Wealthiest

Here’s How Much Net Worth You Need To Join The Top 2% Of America’s Wealthiest

Financial success is often viewed as a critical indicator of achievement, and understanding wealth benchmarks is a crucial tool for gaining valuable insights into economic stratification. Wondering how much net worth it takes to ascend into the upper echelons of America’s wealthiest is a very common thought. However, figuring out where you stand on the … Read more

U.S. private equity firm to buy Héroux-Devtek in deal valued at $1.35B

U.S. private equity firm to buy Héroux-Devtek in deal valued at .35B

Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc. says it has signed a deal to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity Advisors LLC in a deal valued at $1.35 billion. Under the agreement, Platinum Equity will pay $32.50 in cash per share for the company.  Based in Longueuil, Que., Héroux-Devtek is one of the … Read more

Steve Cohen’s Point72 to Raise $1 Billion for Launching AI-focused Hedge Fund

Steve Cohen’s Point72 to Raise  Billion for Launching AI-focused Hedge Fund

New York Mets owner and CEO Point72 Steven A. Cohen, 67, recently disclosed that he is bullish on AI’s long-term prospects and described it as a “really durable theme” for investing. According to sources, he plans to launch a separate, AI-focused hedge fund that trades AI hardware and semiconductor firms worldwide. The asset management firm … Read more

Defunct Lynx Air selling off life-jackets, oxygen masks in bid to recoup losses

Defunct Lynx Air selling off life-jackets, oxygen masks in bid to recoup losses

Lynx Air hopes to sell off everything from life-jackets to oxygen masks as it tries to recoup a portion of the losses it incurred before filing for creditor protection earlier this year. In court filings last week, the defunct discount carrier said it has worked out deals with a pair of aviation companies abroad to … Read more