--Blackstone Group Inc. is close to an agreement to acquire office developer Soho China Ltd. for about $3 billion, Bloomberg says, citing people familiar with the matter.

--The private-equity firm could announce a deal as early as this week, the report said.

--Soho China's shares were halted from trading Tuesday in Hong Kong, pending an announcement under the city's takeover code, it said.

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