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NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between The Blackstone Group and Square Mile Capital Management has acquired a portfolio of hotel loans from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The portfolio consists of the first mortgages for 45 full-, select- and limited-service hotels. The loans, most of which are performing, carry a face value of $385 million. The previous noteholder, Silverton Bank, was closed by the FDIC in 2009. The acquisition amount was not disclosed.