Blackstone last August was looking to put $2 billion toward lending to startups and tech companies, according to The Information. But venture debt lenders remain skeptical that the asset class’s small checks are worth it for asset managers and their large LPs. Recently, a few lenders told me they didn’t think we’d ever see the…
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Elon Musk and Bernard Arnault, the two richest people in the world, shared lunch in Paris on Friday, meeting at a luxury hotel with close family members ahead of a technology conference hosted by an Arnault-owned company where Musk is speaking. Antoine, Bernard and Alexandre Arnault were at…
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At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russian president Vladimir Putin claimed that nuclear warheads have been delivered to Belarus, and reacted to NATO’s call for Russia to begin negotiations on weapon reduction. Former CIA Chief of Russia Operations Steve Hall weighs in.





