Blackstone, the world's largest buy-out firm, is planning to list up to eight companies it owns and sell at least five others, marking a reversal of its pessimistic view of the global economy and financial markets.
Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone's founder, told investors in a letter sent on Friday: “We see the world changing once again. At least for private equity, the worst is behind the industry.”
Mr Schwarzman's stance is noteworthy because no other leading buy-out firm anticipated the economic downturn to the extent that Blackstone did, nor turned as bearish as early.
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