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May 3, 2007
NEW YORK — Before investors rush to take part in Blackstone Group's much-anticipated IPO, they should know that the way the buyout king will value and book its profits has some Enron-esque qualities.
That isn't meant to scare investors away from climbing aboard the Blackstone moneymaking machine. Nor is it an accusation that the private-equity firm is doing anything shady in accounting for its investments like the former energy giant did in the 1990s.
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