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Blackstone prez: Romney trouble for private equity
This past summer I wrote that Mitt Romney represented a dilemma for private equity: He is a former buyout baron who generally supports policies that are in the industry's best interests. At the same...
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The triumph of Blackstone on Wall Street
The private equity giant has soared by obsessing about danger - and by becoming more than a one-man show. FORTUNE -- The last time Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman was featured in the pages of Fortune, it...
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Obama won't attack private equity?
Is private equity off limits in November? FORTUNE -- Blackstone Group (BX) president Tony James held court with the media this morning, prior to his firm's quarterly earnings call with analysts. One of...
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At Obama fundraiser, no one mentions private equity
Obama raises money from private equity, hours after bashing the industry. FORTUNE -- At a Democratic Party fundraiser, I guess it's inappropriate to mention the elephant in the room. President Obama...
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Obama in the 'vampire' den
In attacking private equity, timing was everything. FORTUNE -- On May 14, President Obama attended a fundraiser at the Park Avenue home of Tony James, president of private equity firm The Blackstone...
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Blackstone prez: Collusion suit 'bunch of malarky'
Tony James dismisses bid-rigging claims. FORTUNE -- The Blackstone Group president and chief operating officer Tony James today made his first public comments on a lawsuit alleging that Blackstone...
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About that Blackstone Group succession plan
Jonathan Grey is next in line. Still. FORTUNE -- The Wall Street Journal yesterday reported that The Blackstone Group (BX) was grooming Jonathan Grey, the 43- year-old head of its booming real estate...
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