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Steve Schwarzman Holds On as Tony James’s Exit Shapes Blackstone Succession

  • Tony James to retire in January after two decades at firm
  • Together the executives built Blackstone into PE behemoth

Stephen Schwarzman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Blackstone Group Inc., stands for a photograph before an interview in New York, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. 

Photographer: David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg
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Over two decades, Tony James and Steve Schwarzman became a duo to be reckoned with in the dealmaking world, building Blackstone Inc. into a dominant force in private equity.

Now, there is only Schwarzman left.