Friday, July 6, 2007

Hotel buyouts a bonanza for many mutual funds

(Reuters) - Private-equity firm Blackstone Group's $20 billion bid for Hilton Hotels Corp. on Tuesday sparked a 27 percent rise in shares of the second-biggest U.S. hotel chain over Thursday and Friday, and boosted those of Hilton's rivals.




But for funds that bought Hilton at its lows in 2001 and still own them, the gains are nearly 500 percent.


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