In an exclusive interview with CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, Blackstone Group CEO Steve Schwarzman and BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink said they see even bigger corporate buyouts than the recent purchases of TXU and Equity Office Properties.
"I would be surprised to not see something bigger" than the TXU deal, Fink said, referring to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' recent agreement to buy the Texas utility for $44 billion.
Schwarzman, whose Blackstone Group recently agreed to buy Equity Office Properties for $39 billion, said that current conditions make it feasible to "do something bigger" than TXU but said he'd rather cut a much smaller deal for solid results.
"It makes better headlines to do bigger things," he said, but doesn't guarantee a "really good rate of return."