NEW YORK: It took Blackstone Group LP less than four weeks after an approach from General Electric Co to clinch the biggest real estate deal since the financial crisis. Yet the seeds of that deal were planted seven years ago, during the crisis.
After the Wall Street meltdown, US regulators slapped rules on banks and other financial institutions aimed at curbing their risk taking.
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