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Private equity stars rue 'lousy' reputation, say they are misunderstood
Published Wed, May 3, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Beverly Hills, California
ULTRA-wealthy private equity managers lamented their reputation as "lousy" corporate profiteers at a plush Beverly Hills hotel on Tuesday, arguing that their value to society was greater than the public realised.
Stephen Schwarzman, chief executive and co-founder of the Blackstone Group, touted the fact that companies owned by his private equity business employed about 600,000 people and ha…
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