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The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Seth Jayson	Blockheads for Blackstone With the $33 blillion IPO of Blackstone last week, there's no doubt that unit-holders were playing the sucker to Wall Street's card sharps.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Tom Taulli	Blackstone Almighty By the end of the year, there could be a lot of private equity shares on public markets, and that may water down valuations. So, smart investors might want to bide their time on Blackstone.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Blackstone's Foggy Future Private equity firm Blackstone reported a third-quarter loss against solid revenue growth -- and a murky future looking forward.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Morgan Housel	Buttering Up Blackstone Let's not call these guys crooks, but it's undeniable that Blackstone management is getting a much better deal out of the IPO than ordinary shareholders.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Tom Taulli	A Poorly Defended Fortress Despite strong annual results, rivals' upcoming IPOs could batter alternative-investment powerhouse Fortress's stock.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Your Move, Kravis Will the lackluster performance of Blackstone hamper other private equity offerings?
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 Tom Taulli	Blackstone Scores an Option on China The mega private equity firm strikes a historic deal and paves the way for a hot IPO.
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The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Very Private Investment Company Files for IPO The Carlyle Group files documents with the SEC to go public.
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The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Quick Take: A Note to Blackstone A humble request from an interested investor.
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The Motley Fool March 11, 2008 Morgan Housel	Blackstone Falls in the Red Private equity firm Blackstone had a wild 2007. It began as a secretive private investment company making eye-popping deals, went public in June, and ended the year with a fourth-quarter loss.
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The Motley Fool June 28, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Taxing Consequences for Private Funds Private-equity and hedge funds may soon face the taxman. With a reduced incentive to perform, the public funds that come to market could generate less productive performance. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Private Equity, Unveiled at Last? Blackstone Group's possible IPO may shed light on secretive private equity groups. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Tom Taulli	Barbarians for Sale The legendary private equity shop KKR announces plans to hit the street. Is this just an attempt to cash out at the peak in the market and dump shares on the unsuspecting public?
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The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Many big investment banks had a piece of the action in the Blackstone IPO recently. Can their optimism be believed, or is it possible that Wall Street just wants to see more private-equity IPO's.
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