Oct 18 (Reuters) - Australian landlord Investa Office Fund IOF.AX said on Thursday it had been advised by Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Group LP BX.N that the private equity giant would not match Canada's Oxford Properties Group's A$5.60 per share takeover bid.
Oxford's offer was "superior" to Blackstone's, it added in a statement. ($1 = 1.4073 Australian dollars)