Blackstone, Nomura lose out in new Rio deal
June 05, 2009 at 05:16 AM EDT
Rio Tintoâs about-turn over a Chinalco tie-up is bad news for Blackstone and Nomura, which had been in line to collect a healthy slice of advisory fees from the $19.5 billion deal, though Goldman Sachs has found a way to get in on the action.