Alex Blasdel

Jan 23, 2025 | internazionale.it | Alex Blasdel

Ogni volta che penso ai miliardi di dollari che circolano nel settore del private equity mi vengono in mente le feste sontuose organizzate da Stephen Schwarzman. Poi, subito dopo, penso alla devitalizzazione dentale. Schwarzman è il miliardario che amministra la Blackstone, il più grande fondo di private equity del mondo. Ad agosto del 2024 ha organizzato una festa con duecento invitati per inaugurare la sua villa in stile neoclassico francese da 27 milioni di euro, a Newport, negli Stati Uniti.

Nov 8, 2024 | theguardian.com | Alex Blasdel |Vincent Lai

From football clubs to water companies, music catalogues to care homes, private equity has infiltrated almost every facet of modern life in its endless search to maximise profits. By Alex Blasdel

Oct 9, 2024 | theguardian.com | Alex Blasdel

Whenever I ponder the enormity of the multitrillion-dollar industry known as private equity, I picture the lavish parties thrown by Stephen Schwarzman – and then I think of the root canals. Schwarzman is the billionaire impresario of Blackstone, the world’s most colossal private equity firm. In August, he hosted a 200-person housewarming party at his $27m (£21m) French neoclassical mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.

Apr 28, 2024 | theguardian.com | Alex Blasdel

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Apr 1, 2024 | theguardian.com | Alex Blasdel

Patient One was 24 years old and pregnant with her third child when she was taken off life support. It was 2014. A couple of years earlier, she had been diagnosed with a disorder that caused an irregular heartbeat, and during her two previous pregnancies she had suffered seizures and faintings. Four weeks into her third pregnancy, she collapsed on the floor of her home. Her mother, who was with her, called 911.