Reviews
"Carey and Morrisrs" thorough reporting offers a compelling look into the little understood Wall Street giant and the secrets of its success."--Worth Magazine, "The authors … [take] us from the early days of the Blackstone Group, when the firm was just two guys and a secretary, to the buyout boom, when Mr. Schwarzman's conspicuous consumption became a symbol of the new Gilded Age. In between, the book dives deeply into the firm's signature deals - Celanese! Nalco! Distressed cable bonds! - that made Mr. Schwarzman and his partners so rich. It also delivers some fun details about many of the now-famous Wall Street players that did tours of duty at the firm. -New York Times DealBook "Carey and Morris' thorough reporting offers a compelling look into the little understood Wall Street giant and the secrets of its success." -Worth Magazine "[R]anks as one of the most even-handed treatments of the industry. David Carey and John Morris . . . received unusual access to Blackstone. . . . This allowed them to chronicle the firm in full and entertaining fashion across its 25-year history." - Bloomberg Brief Mergers "[A] broad history of private equity, with Blackstone as the touchstone." - Fortune.com "Check out "King of Capital" because it's got gossip, it's got brains, and it's as readable as hel l. And it's got some really good Schwarzman stories too." - The Deal " King of Capital aspires to be a serious portrait of Blackstone and the way that Schwarzman so brilliantly built it up, scoring numerous coups along the way and avoiding the mistakes of many competitors. And it does a fine job in what it sets out to do." - Financial Times "The authors link Blackstone's history to the larger story of private equity's expansion and its relationship to corporate America. They offer a lucid explanation of how the debt markets evolved from junk bonds to securitised loans, changing the types of deals that private-equity firms were able to finance." - The Economist, "The authors … [take] us from the early days of the Blackstone Group, when the firm was just two guys and a secretary, to the buyout boom, when Mr. Schwarzman's conspicuous consumption became a symbol of the new Gilded Age. In between, the book dives deeply into the firm's signature deals - Celanese! Nalco! Distressed cable bonds! - that made Mr. Schwarzman and his partners so rich. It also delivers some fun details about many of the now-famous Wall Street players that did tours of duty at the firm.-New York Times DealBook "Carey and Morris' thorough reporting offers a compelling look into the little understood Wall Street giant and the secrets of its success." -Worth Magazine "[R]anks as one of the most even-handed treatments of the industry. David Carey and John Morris . . . received unusual access to Blackstone. . . . This allowed them to chronicle the firm in full and entertaining fashion across its 25-year history." -Bloomberg Brief Mergers "[A] broad history of private equity, with Blackstone as the touchstone." -Fortune.com "Check out "King of Capital" because it's got gossip, it's got brains, and it's as readable as hell. And it's got some really good Schwarzman stories too." -The Deal, "[King of Capital] ranks as one of the most even-handed treatments of the industry." -Bloomberg Brief: Merger "Carey and Morrisrs" thorough reporting offers a compelling look into the little understood Wall Street giant and the secrets of its success."--Worth Magazine, “The authors & [take] us from the early days of the Blackstone Group, when the firm was just two guys and a secretary, to the buyout boom, when Mr. Schwarzman’s conspicuous consumption became a symbol of the new Gilded Age. In between, the book dives deeply into the firm’s signature deals - Celanese! Nalco! Distressed cable bonds! - that made Mr. Schwarzman and his partners so rich. It also delivers some fun details about many of the now-famous Wall Street players that did tours of duty at the firm. -New York Times DealBook “Carey and Morris’ thorough reporting offers a compelling look into the little understood Wall Street giant and the secrets of its success.� -Worth Magazine “[R]anks as one of the most even-handed treatments of the industry. David Carey and John Morris . . . received unusual access to Blackstone. . . . This allowed them to chronicle the firm in full and entertaining fashion across its 25-year history.� - Bloomberg Brief – Mergers “[A] broad history of private equity, with Blackstone as the touchstone.� - Fortune.com “Check out "King of Capital" because it's got gossip, it's got brains, and it's as readable as hel l. And it's got some really good Schwarzman stories too.� - The Deal " King of Capital aspires to be a serious portrait of Blackstone and the way that Schwarzman so brilliantly built it up, scoring numerous coups along the way and avoiding the mistakes of many competitors. And it does a fine job in what it sets out to do." - Financial Times “The authors link Blackstone’s history to the larger story of private equity’s expansion and its relationship to corporate America. They offer a lucid explanation of how the debt markets evolved from junk bonds to securitised loans, changing the types of deals that private-equity firms were able to finance.� - The Economist From the Hardcover edition.
