Blackstone's Gray Says Deal Environment Hitting 'Escape Velocity'

First off, just on the quarter, we had record earnings per share for the quarter and for the year, and we've got a number of powerful engines. 1 is this deal environment hitting escape velocity. We did 4 IP OS in the second-half of the year, led by Medline, which is a terrific business in Chicago, and the market reception was quite positive.It feels to us like that 2013 fourteen. Where after the hibernation following the GFC, we began to take a number of companies public, notably Hilton Hotels and it looks ...