Blackstone (BX) is in the early stages of weighing a sale of Beacon Offshore Energy, a Gulf of Mexico driller that could fetch more than $5B in a deal, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The asset manager is talking to investment banks about bringing the company to market as soon as the first quarter, the report said. Shares of Blackstone are down 5.3% in afternoon trading.
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