1. Why go public for Blackstone Blackstone’s IPO reflect some of public private equity company’s advantage and also the special need for itself. 2. What are the built-in tensions with a public private equity? How does Blackstone’s attempt to reconcile them? Brief Introduction The Blackstone Group is an American multinational private equity‚ investment banking‚ alternative asset management and financial services corporation based in New York City. Blackstone specializes in private equity‚ creditand
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The Blackstone IPO 1. If you were a fund LP how would you view the structure Blackstone has put in place to go public? IPO offered Blackstone certain advantages: - Access to the capital markets‚ as a new source of funds. - Blackstone could also use its own stock for the acquisitions. - It changed compensation structure and provided more incentives to junior management and help to keep top employees motivated long-term. Blackstone decided to adopt the MLP
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Which would you rather choose Samurai’s! Or Knights!‚ In this essay‚ I will compare the weapons‚ views of women‚ and code of conduct from the samurai and knights. In this first paragraph I will be focusing how I believe the samurai’s armor better prepares him for battle than the knight’s armor. the samurai wear a mask to strike fear into their opponents to find an opening to attack. The knight’s mask prevent heavy attacks and fatal blows by cushioning the attack to lessen the impact. The samurai’s
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Employer: Blackstone Job Title: 2014 Summer Associate – Advisory London Office Business Unit: Blackstone Advisory Partners Position: Full-Time Location: London‚ UK Start Date: Summer 2014 Firm Profile: Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment and advisory firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors‚ the companies we invest in‚ the companies we advise and the broader global economy. We do this through the commitment of our extraordinary
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Case (1)：The Blackstone Group’s IPO 1. What are the built-in tensions with a public private equity firm? How does Blackstone’s structure attempt to reconcile them? 2. If you were an LP in Blackstone‚ how would you view the structure Blackstone has put in place to go public? 3. Would you rather be a unitholder in Blackstone or an LP? 4. As a potential employee‚ how you evaluate the Blackstone compensation package against a commensurate offer from a similar large-scale private equity firm that
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The Blackstone Group’s decision to file an initial public offering (IPO) involved the development of the compensation system‚ protection of the limited partners (LP)‚ structure of the public ownership‚ and an accounting transition in order to alleviate problems that would arise. Blackstone was required to establish a new compensation package that addressed partners carried interests as well as compensation for investment professionals and staff members that allowed each party to be no worse off
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the built-in tensions with a public private equity firm? How does Blackstone ’s structure attempt to reconcile them? 1. Transparency (disclosures of financial statements) The reason why investors are willing to let the required rate of return decrease is the lower concerns about asymmetric information due to the disclosures of financial statements. In the past‚ in order not to be subjected to Investment Company Act of 1940‚ Blackstone once analyzed its operations and concluded that it was not an investment
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Which country would you rather be ill in and why? Health systems have played a part in the dramatic rise in life expectancy that occurred during the 20th century. They have contributed enormously to better health and influenced the lives and well-being of billions of people around the world. Their role has become increasingly important. The National Health Service was set up in the 1940s‚ post-war Britain‚ based on the principle of universal healthcare free at the point of use‚ financed entirely
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100. You have been told that dormitory rooms at your university must be shared by two students. Would you rather have the university assign a student to share a room with you or would you rather choose your own roommate? Use specific reason and details to explain your answer. One of the most important parts of our life is studying. It is connecting with our future life and makes it better. Being educated person means to have information‚ which will help you in many situations. To tell the
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Would You Rather Have 14 Fingers Or 16 Toes? It’s not too rare for humans to be born with extra fingers or toes. The condition of having extra fingers or toes is known as polydactyly. It is a congenital disorder‚ which means that a baby would be born with polydactyly‚ and did not develop the disorder after he or she was born‚ and there are several reasons why people may have supernumerary fingers or toes. Polydactyly may also occur in other animals too‚ including dogs‚ chickens‚ mice and cats
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