The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Friday: * Blackstone Group will visit Dell Inc's headquarters on Monday to begin an in-depth analysis of the company, sources said, a strong sign the takeover firm is proceeding with an offer that could upset founder Michael Dell's $24.4 billion buyout bid.** French oil major Total has reached a definitive agreement to sell its TIGF gas transport and storage unit to a group led by Italian gas transport group Snam, French power company EDF, also part of the acquiring group, said on Friday.
The Blackstone Group L.P. (Blackstone) is a United States-based company that is a manager of private capital and provider of financial advisory services. Shares of BX remained unchanged at $19.42. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $11.13 and as high as $21.09. On average, 5341090 shares of BX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.
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