vupoint618.blogspot.com — An essay comparing the extravagance of Steve Schwarzman, of Blackstone, and Damien Hirst, the artist, as a signal that the recent era of cheap money and excess is coming to an end. Both have received great success, culminating in Blackstone's $33bn IPO and Hirst's $100m diamond encrusted skull. However, such wild pinnacles tend to end in hubris.
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mnchaleAug 17, 2007
Steve Schwarzman's pinnacle at Blackstone's IPO illustrates his success as well as the companies growth. Many of his connections I found can be mapped out at: <a class="user" href="http://www.newsvisual.com/newsvisual/2007/08/steve-schwarzma.html">http://www.newsvisual.com/newsvisual/2007/08/steve-schwarzma.html</a> Everyone knows him, and everyone's interested when hes in a publication.