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Slash and Burn is private equity out of control by Alex Blasdell.

Whenever I ponder the enormity of the multi-trillion dollar industry, known as private equity,

I picture the lavish parties thrown by Stephen Schwartzman, and then I think of the root canals. Schwarzenman is the billionaire impresario

of Blackstone, the world's most colossal private equity firm. In August, he hosted a 200-person

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