PJT Partners Deck
Why did Blackstone spin off its advisory businesses to create PJT Partners? Explain the conflict logic an interviewer expects you to articulate.
Model answer
Conflicts of interest. As Blackstone's investing businesses grew into the world's largest alternative asset manager, its advisory arms increasingly found themselves conflicted out of mandates:…
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