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Blackstone Group is closing in on an initial public offering that would enable the US private equity group to raise billions of dollars and thrust the booming buy-out industry further into the public spotlight.

Altadis rejects buy approach from Imperial

Tobacco group calls offer ‘too low’

Unions set to counter buy-outs ‘cancer’

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Benetton names Warner man as new chief

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Nissan’s Ghosn drops US duties

Carmaker faces first profit fall in seven years

HP ready to spend $8bn on buy-back

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Investment banks’ vulnerability

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