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In the investment/money management world 2 billion $ is a little drop in a big bucket ...
May get you an invite to a couple of the right parties .. but your sitting in the back on a pile of coats.

Don't get me wrong ... they'll squeeze a few mill out for some low quality political hacks but if that's all you got...your seat at the table is a high chair with a sippy cup.

[pepsionice]

I tend to agree....2-billion isn’t that much anymore. If you follow Saudi soccer news...I’d say a minimum of $1-billion has been spent (past month) on getting name-brand stars to play for Saudi clubs. No one utters a word about that.

[zeestephen]

The main issue is that the Saudis and other Persian Gulf counties funded 99% of Jared's $3 billion start up investment firm.

Rattner points out that American-based investment funds rarely have almost 100% foreign investors.

I hope Jared has not been investing their money in NYC commercial real estate.

Those buildings will be selling for 25 cents on the dollar in another year!