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Strategic Hotels & Resorts acquisition by Blackstone gets approval from its stockholders

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CHICAGO, 2015-12-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(NYSE: BEE) (the “Company”) announced that the holders of its shares of  common stock approved the acquisition of the Company by affiliates ofBlackstone Real Estate Partner VIII L.P. (“Blackstone”) at its special meeting of stockholders held earlier today. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver… Read the full press release

Hilton Worldwide acquires the Waldorf Astoria Orlando and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek from a consortium including affiliates of GEM Realty Capital, Farallon Capital Management and Blackstone

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ORLANDO, Fla., 2015-2-20 — /Travel PR News/ — Hilton Worldwide has acquired the Waldorf Astoria Orlando and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek from a consortium including affiliates of GEM Realty Capital, Farallon Capital Management and Blackstone. The closing follows an announcement last week that Hilton Worldwide signed agreements to acquire the two hotels. Opened in October 2009, the 498-room Waldorf… Read the full press release