From: "Catherine Austin Fitts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ok, so let say you had access to the Promis Nightmare Machine....and could use it to predict and rig things. What would you do. One thing you might do is put together a high level consulting venture to advise everyone. That way they pay you to stay behind the skirts of the winning team, and you improve the flow of information in to you....indeed, everyone will just do what you say which makes the rigging easier. ============================================================================ ====================================== American International Group, Inc., the Blackstone > Group L.P. and Kissinger Associates, Inc. Announce a > New Strategic Advisory Venture > > Business Wire - February 18, 2000 12:17 > > Jump to first matched term > > NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, > 2000--American International Group, Inc. > (AIG), The Blackstone Group L. P. and Kissinger > Associates, Inc. announced the > establishment of a new venture to provide > financial advisory services to corporations seeking > high level independent strategic advice. > > Each party to the venture brings unique value, > skills, and relationships. Kissinger Associates, > which is chaired by former U.S. Secretary of > State Henry Kissinger, is a strategic advisor to > CEOs and senior executives of numerous global > corporations. AIG is the leading international > insurance and financial services organization > with an unmatched worldwide network, and it > also sponsors private equity funds in many parts > of the world, particularly in Asia. The > Blackstone Group, in addition to sponsoring > private equity, real estate, liquid alternative > asset, and mezzanine funds, is a pioneer in > cross-border mergers and acquisitions and has > advised on hundreds of billions of dollars worth > of M&A and restructuring assignments. > > Together, the three firms will enjoy excellent > access to business leaders worldwide and will > offer a unique set of client services. The > venture will operate globally and will take advantage > of the existing relationships between the partners: > > - AIG has an ownership interest in Blackstone > and is an investor in > several of Blackstone's private equity funds; > > - AIG and Blackstone have a joint venture, > specializing in > restructuring and M&A advisory services in > selected Asian > countries; > > - Henry Kissinger chairs both AIG's > International Advisory Board > and the advisory boards of several > AIG-sponsored Infrastructure > Funds. > > The AIG-Blackstone-Kissinger Associates venture > recently completed its first strategic > advisory assignment on behalf of a New York Stock > Exchange listed U.S. company. > > In light of Blackstone's recently announced > private equity fundraising for a specialized > telecommunications fund, the telecommunications > industry will be one initial area of focus. > The venture will also target the energy and > utility industries given the partners' strong > relationships in this sector. The venture also > plans to leverage Kissinger Associates' global > relationships to provide investment opportunities > to Blackstone's and AIG's private equity > funds, including Blackstone Capital Partners III, > Blackstone Real Estate Partners III, > Blackstone Mezzanine Partners, and AIG Asian > Infrastructure Funds I and II, AIG Asian > Opportunity Fund, AIG-GE Capital Latin American > Infrastructure Fund and AIG Developed > Markets Private Equity Fund. > > Henry Kissinger, Chairman of Kissinger Associates > said, "Hank Greenberg, Pete Peterson and > I have been close friends and business associates > for decades. This venture of our three firms > is a great opportunity to provide a new level of > service to multinational companies in the > contemporary political and economic framework." > > M.R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of AIG said, "I > believe that AIG's international > presence, Blackstone's worldwide financial > advisory and merger and acquisition experience, > and Kissinger Associates' extensive global > relationships will bring to corporations a unique > combination of services not available elsewhere. > AIG is pleased to join with these two > outstanding organizations in the creation of this > new venture." > > Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of The Blackstone > Group, said, "In this new global economy, > with its requirements for strategic thinking on a > global basis, for cross-border mergers and > acquisitions, for government privatizations of > major industries and for restructuring of > industries battered by the recent global > financial crisis, we believe each of these entities bring > some special knowledge and expertise to the > table. We at Blackstone very much look forward > to working with AIG and Kissinger Associates and > capitalizing on these opportunities." > > AIG is the leading U.S.-based international > insurance organization and the largest underwriter > of commercial and industrial insurance in the > United States. Its member companies write > property casualty, marine, life and financial > lines insurance in approximately 130 countries and > jurisdictions, and are engaged in a range of > financial services and investment management > businesses. American International Group's common > stock is listed on the New York Stock > Exchange, as well as the stock exchanges in > London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo. > > The Blackstone Group is a leading private > investment bank based in New York City, which > was founded in 1985 by its Chairman, Peter G. > Peterson and its President and CEO, Stephen > A. Schwarzman. Blackstone is engaged in six > business lines including Private Equity > Investing, Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory, > Restructuring and Reorganization Advisory, > Private Equity Real Estate Investing, Private > Mezzanine Investing and Liquid Alternative Asset > Investing. > > Kissinger Associates, which is chaired by the > former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, > is a leading consulting firm based in New York > City. Thomas F. McLarty, formerly > Presidential Chief of Staff and Latin American > Envoy, recently joined the Firm as Vice > Chairman. Kissinger Associates provides strategic > and geopolitical consulting services to > multinational corporations, including assistance > in forming joint ventures and guidance in > solving business problems in foreign countries. > > CONTACT: For AIG: > Joe Norton, Director of Public Relations > 212/770-3144 > or > For Blackstone: > J. 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