Blackstone Dealmakers Line Up for Hillary Clinton in Money Race
At least 16 executives at the world’s biggest manager of alternative assets gave the presidential candidate more than $43,000 in the second quarter.
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Tony James and other top Blackstone Group LP executives are rallying behind Democrat Hillary Clinton with donations. Their boss, Republican Steve Schwarzman, is not.
At least 16 executives at Blackstone, the world’s biggest manager of alternative assets, gave the presidential candidate more than $43,000 in the second quarter, with most of them sending $2,700 each, the maximum allowed, according to Federal Election Commission filings. The donors included Jon Gray, global head of real estate; Laurence Tosi, chief financial officer; and Bennett Goodman, head of credit.