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...Job moves Moelis & Co has hired Moaath Alangari, the former vice-president of Saudi National Bank’s investment banking arm, as head of its Saudi Arabia business....
...Today, people don’t even think about it,” says the head of one private equity firm. “There are no clean lines. Everyone is a competitor, a collaborator and a partner.”...
...Investcorp has named Andrea Davis as its first head of corporate strategy....
...Google presently employs Tim Chatwin, another Cameron aide, who heads up its Emea communications....
...Half a century ago it was easy to imagine that a Hilton hotel would soon be orbiting the Earth....
...Hotel companies are highly visible—notably, Marriott (new owner of South Africa’s Protea), Hilton, and Starwood....
...At one point both it and Blackstone were nursing troubled deals: Caesars for Apollo and Hilton for Blackstone....
...The strategy has been pursued by most of Accor’s competitors, such as InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton, Marriott and Starwood....
...Michael Phelps, the American swimmer, mentions Visa, Head & Shoulders shampoo, and Hilton Hotels amid the training updates he shares with his 5.4m Facebook fans....
...Mr Golden is a partner at Revolution LLC, an investment group, and Mr Wilson heads up the Graduate Management Admissions Council, a not-for-profit education association....
...Betting line-out There were lots of relieved faces on Thursday when Hilton completed the long-awaited sale of its hotel business to Hilton Hotels Corporation, its US cousin....
...Luxury hotels is one of the most profitable categories and upscale brands are expanding into the US, including Shangri-La, Mandarin Oriental and Hilton’s Conrad brand....
...LEISURE There is talk of a £3.6bn deal between Hilton Hotels Corporation of the US and Hilton Group of the UK....
...With properties at golf meccas such as Scottsdale, Arizona, Hilton Head, South Carolina and Cabo san Lucas, Mexico, Private and Distinctive Retreats now have 400 members and an annual turnover of $150m....
...Hilton aims to ease respiratory woes Rooms equipped for guests who suffer from respiratory complaints or allergies are being tested at the Hilton hotel at Chicago's O'Hare airport....
...The announcement raised expectations that Hilton could return more capital in future....
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