Wednesday, 17 February 2021 1:38 pmRivals are Bloomberg are claiming Carlyle is giving up on buying Signature Aviation after its subsidiary, Standard Aero, bought the London-listed company's engine, repair and overhaul unit for $230 million.
Friday, 05 February 2021 11:58 amPerhaps I won't need the popcorn after all: this morning Blackstone and Bill Gates's firm Cascade announced it had teamed with Global Infrastructure Partners to mount a joint £3.4 billion offer for Signature Aviation at 411p a share.
Thursday, 04 February 2021 8:21 pmBetaville was casting around for stories today and stumbled around a curious line around the three-way battle for Signature Aviation, the London-listed private jet operator.
Thursday, 07 January 2021 8:19 pmSo, Mark "the Kleinmanator" Kleinman just now dug out a decent line about Blackstone teaming up with Bill Gates's fund to launch a joint £3.5 billion takeover bid for Signature Aviation, the London-listed private jet services company.
Friday, 18 December 2020 7:44 amLooking through today's British newspapers it would appear that rivals, friends and former colleagues on the business sections have also decided to ignore the fact little old Betaville smoked out Blackstone's bid for Signature Aviation.
Thursday, 17 December 2020 4:54 pmIt would appear Signature Aviation, and its highly paid advisers at JP Morgan and Tulchan Communications have decided to ignore the fact that little old Betaville published an UNCOOKED ALERT this morning about the deal.