Blackstone Group LP has won the war for LaSalle Hotel Properties, but rival Pebblebrook Hotel Trust isn’t giving up the fight.
Luxury-hotel owner LaSalle agreed to be bought by Blackstone for $33.50 a share in cash, or $4.8 billion including debt. After the deal was announced, Pebblebrook revealed it had made a fourth proposal -- which was among the bids rejected by LaSalle, according to people with knowledge of the matter -- that places a higher value on the company, $36.55 a share based on Pebblebrook’s current stock price.
