Plus, the $168mn motivating Peloton’s new chief and investors try not to get too excited about Mobileye’s successful listing

A Blackstone copycat emerges at General Atlantic


One thing to start: HSBC, UBS, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Santander, UniCredit and Standard Chartered all reported better than expected third-quarter results this week, boosted by central bank interest rate raises.

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General Atlantic steps on Blackstone’s toes

Barry McCarthy’s $168mn dangling carrot 

Mobileye fails to steer the broader IPO market

General Atlantic encroaches on Blackstone’s turf


Blackstone has a new competitor in the arena of private credit investments — one of the co-founders of its own $234bn in assets lending arm.

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This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:Francesca Friday