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Blackstone makes more than seven times return

US alternative asset manager the Blackstone Group has made about 7.5 times its money in three and a half years after selling its remaining 25% stake in German company Gerresheimer.

Blackstone acquired Gerresheimer, a manufacturer of glass and plastic products for the pharmaceutical industry, for about €600m ($955.2m) including debt in November 2004.

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