King of Capital - by David Carey & John E Morris (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An exploration of the private equity firm Blackstone Group that discusses its history, control of corporations around the world, controversies, founders, and other related topics.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The story of Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone, and a financial revolution, <i>King of Capital</i> is the greatest untold success story on Wall Street.</b> <p/> In <i>King of Capital</i>, David Carey and John Morris show how Blackstone (and other private equity firms) transformed themselves from gamblers, hostile-takeover artists, and 'barbarians at the gate' into disciplined, risk-conscious investors while the financial establishment--banks and investment bankers such as Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Lehman, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley--were recklessly assuming risks, leveraging up to astronomical levels and driving the economy to the brink of disaster. Now, not only have Blackstone and a small coterie of competitors wrested control of corporations around the globe, but they have emerged as a major force on Wall Street, challenging the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for dominance. <b> </b> <p/>Insightful and hard-hitting, filled with never-before-revealed details about the workings of a heretofore secretive company that was the personal fiefdom of Schwarzman and Peter Peterson, <i>King of Capital</i> shows how Blackstone and private equity will drive the economy and provide a model for how financing will work in the years to come.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"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. <br><b><i>--New York Times DealBook </i></b> <p/> "Carey and Morris' thorough reporting offers a compelling look into the little understood Wall Street giant and the secrets of its success." <br> <b><i>--Worth Magazine </i></b> <p/> "[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." <br> <b>--<i>Bloomberg Brief - Mergers </i></b> <p/> "[A] broad history of private equity, with Blackstone as the touchstone." <br> <b>--</b><i><b>Fortune.com</b> <br> </i> <br> "Check out King of Capital because<b> it's got gossip, it's got brains, and it's as readable as hel</b>l. And it's got some really good Schwarzman stories too." <br> <b>--</b><i><b>The Deal </b><br></i><b><i><br></i></b><i>King of Capital </i>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. <br><b>--<i>Financial Times</i><br></b><br>"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."<br><i><b>--The Economist</b></i><br><b> <p/></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>DAVID CAREY</b> is a reporter at <i>Bloomberg</i>. Before joining <i>Bloomberg</i>, he was a senior writer for <i>The Deal</i>, an editor of <i>Corporate Finance </i>magazine, and wrote for <i>Adweek</i>, <i>Fortune</i>, <i>Institutional Investor, </i>and <i>Financial World. </i><br> <i> </i><br> <b>JOHN E. MORRIS</b> has been a <i>Bloomberg</i> Brief editor, an editor with <i>Dow Jones Investment Banker</i>, and was for many years an assistant managing editor at <i>The Deal </i>in New York and London. Before that, he was an editor and writer at <i>The American Lawyer </i>magazine. <p/>To find out more visit: www.king-of-capital.com
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