Among the assets held by Dubai World that may end up on the auction block, as a result of Dubai's financial crisis, are these New York City based trophies:
Barney's Department store
The Jumeirah Essex House, a 43-story luxury hotel on Central Park South
The Knickerbocker Hotel in Times Square on the southeast corner of 42 Street and Broadway
The New York W hotel
The New York Mandarin Oriental hotel
Ron Burkle of private equity firm Yucaipa, where Bill Clinton served as adviser, increased its stake in Barney's.
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Rothschild appointed to help sell Dubai World assets:
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