(Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc <BX.N> said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com Inc from private equity rivals for $4.7 billion, including debt, placing a big bet on ...

Who owns Ancestry.com? The website is owned by Blackstone, a leading global investment firm. Blackstone acquired a majority stake in Ancestry from Silver Lake, GIC, Spectrum Equity, and other existing ...

Blackstone (BX) stock was down on Thursday following news that the company is considering strategic options for Ancestry.com. According to a Reuters report, the investment firm is considering an ...

TOLEDO, Ohio. ( WTVG /Gray News) - A father in Ohio reunited with his son, whom he never knew he had, after an Ancestry.com ...

Armed with the genetic data of more than 1 million of its customers, the popular genealogical website Ancestry.com just announced it’s expanding in an entirely logical direction: Healthcare.