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Blackstone to buy Hilton Hotels for $26 billion in cash Published: Wednesday, July 4, 2007

NEW YORK - The Blackstone Group announcement that it will purchase Hilton Hotels for $26 billion sent shares of other hotel companies sharply higher Wednesday amid speculation that they also might become targets for private equity firms.

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