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Blackstone

[ blak-stohn; blak-stuhn ]

noun

  1. Sir William, 1723–80, English jurist and writer on law.
  2. a river in S Massachusetts, flowing SE across NE Rhode Island to Pawtucket. About 40 miles (64 km) long.


Blackstone

/ ˈblækˌstəʊn; -stən /

noun

  1. BlackstoneSir William17231780MEnglishLAW: jurist Sir William . 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In 2019, Wolfe Herd took the helm of MagicLab, renamed to Bumble Group, in a $3 billion deal with Blackstone, replacing Badoo founder and CEO Andrey Andreev following a harassment scandal at the firm.

Blackstone, known for its sprawling corporate real estate portfolio, has been remarkably resilient in the pandemic, a phenomenon it attributes to betting early on the rise of the technology and life sciences industries.

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Blackstone, known for its sprawling corporate real estate portfolio, has been remarkably resilient in the pandemic, a phenomenon it attributes to betting on the rise of the technology and life sciences industries.

From Fortune

A major way that executives at private equity firms like Blackstone make money is by taking a share of profits when the companies they invest in are sold.

We subsequently edited information to add new speakers who presented at Blackstone in later years.

Blackstone's investment will allow Versace to grow financially and continue to expand on a global scale into new markets.

Big shots like Stephen Schwarzman of Blackstone and Steven Cohen of SAC Capital may garner the headlines.

Last week, David Johnson, senior vice president for strategy at Dell, took a new post with Blackstone.

But Blackstone Group, one of the largest private-equity firms, is an obvious candidate.

There was only one little incident: Wei's husband was legal counsel for Blackstone on a major deal in China.

There is a very characteristic letter by John Wesley, and close by it a letter by Blackstone, part of which is worth reproducing.

Judge Blackstone suggested ethicks, but Johnson and Steevens kept to checks.

Sir William Blackstone places the possession of land upon a different principle.

Not liking to live so near a large colony of Puritans, Blackstone sold them his house and land, and went to settle elsewhere.

Though it may not be in use in this Court, yet I think it better authority than Blackstone or any law-book that ever was written.

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