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IPO Debuts Strongly For Hilton

The initial public offering of hotel chain Hilton Worldwide, which is backed by private equity giant Blackstone, has successfully kicked off in the US. Blackstone had originally acquired its stake in Hilton in 2007 for around US$26.7bn.

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