Did the Carlisle group purchase Loews Theaters this week

[Peak_Oil]

I seem to recall this happening this week. Can't remember for sure, and a search of Yahoo News isn't bringing anything up.

Anybody's tinfoil hat properly attuned to this frequency? Let me know!

[uptown ruler]

1. yes

Spreading The Word
The Irony Curtain Shop

[Sporadicus]

2. Search With the Name "Carlyle"

you may get some results.

[Peak_Oil]

6. Aaaah, yes. That did it.

Here's a link or two to the story.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040621/va_fi_ne/alleged_war_profiteer_is_loews_chain_1

for the popular slightly-aware news

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/altavista/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040621005546&newsLang=en

for the hardcore business news version and...

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040621/va_ne_al/loews_sells_high_1

for the entertainment business perspective.

None of them mention how many screens Loews is showing f911.

[Bluebear]

3. Carlyle goes to the movies, link here

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2004/06/21/daily4.html

[Lydia Leftcoast]

4. They're on a buying binge

They also bought a controlling interest in one of the Japanese cellphone companies.

[salvorhardin]

5. Yep, Carlye Group, Bain Capital LLC and Spectrum Equity Investors

Here's an article about it in The Globe and Mail.

Snip:
Onex announced yesterday that it and U.S. partner Oaktree Capital Management LLC have signed a deal to sell 2,200-screen Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. for $2-billion. The buyer is a consortium of investment firms that includes Bain Capital LLC, Carlyle Group LLC and Spectrum Equity Investors.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

11. Our Repuke Governor Romney was the CEO of Bain

and he's trying to raise his national profile for a presidential run.

[salvorhardin]

13. Ughh! Mitt Romney

I didn't know that. Another "family values" a**hole trying to degrade MA's constitution.

[catzies]

14. They're cash-rich, and private.

That combo is very bad for democracy.

[eaprez]

7. So The Obvious Question is....

"what are they afraid of?"
if its all just so much nonsense....whats the problem?

[pss]

8. I've got tickets...

...to see Fahrenheit 9/11 Friday night at the Loews theater on 34th street. So does this mean that the Carlysle Group now has my credit card information and made a profit from the ticket sale?

The mind boggles...

[Nikki Stone 1]

9. Someone should send this to Drudge

I bet he'd put it up.

I don't know what the Carlysle purchase means. Certainly, they can't buy out every theater.

[merh]

15. Yes they can. They are that rich and powerful. (n/t)

[juajen]

10. Deal has not been finalized yet, should not affect F9/11

n/t

[DebJ]

12. but maybe then want to make sure even Better Movies aren't

going to come out!