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none? Honestly, the only thing that pops up in my mind is Microsoft's attempted acquisition of yahoo, and we all know how that turned out. Here's my search results from Bloomberg for any deals announced or completed between October and today w/ Blackstone Group as a financial advisor (some of these are divestitures)

Deal Type Announce Date Target Name Acquirer Name Seller Name Announced Total Value (mil.) Payment Type Deal Status DIV 6/4/08 FOLGERS JM SMUCKER CO/THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO 4500.93 Stock Complete
ACQ 6/30/08 GRAHAM PACKAGING HOLDINGS CO HICKS ACQUISITION CO I INC 3124.17 Cash and Stock Pending
ACQ 9/15/08 DTN HOLDING CO INC TELVENT GIT SA 445 Cash Complete
DIV 1/13/09 AIG LIFE INSURANCE CO OF CAN BANK OF MONTREAL AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP 305.63 Cash Pending
ACQ 9/19/08 CENTERPLATE INC-IDS KOHLBERG & CO LLC 268.31 Cash Complete
DIV 2/19/08 MULTIPLE TARGETS UNITIL CORP NISOURCE INC 160 Cash Complete
DIV 12/1/08 AIG PRIVATE BANK LTD AABAR INVESTMENTS PJSC AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP N/A Cash Pending
ACQ 10/21/08 MAACO ENTERPRISES INC CAROUSEL CAPITAL N/A Cash Complete
DIV 1/23/09 MULTIPLE TARGETS FILINVEST DEVELOPMENT CORP AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP N/A Undisclosed Pending

 

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