erik: it is always great to have dwight scott here with us at bloomberg. dwight: how are you? am well. cofounders has's retired from blackstone as of january 1. what changes? dwight: retired is a strong word. erik: i could have put it in air quotes. dwight: he's the chairman and he will help us with our direct lending business. i would jokingly say the main thing that changed as he does not wear a suit anymore. he wears a sweater. we have been at it for six years, this transition. it is a very important transition for us. the transition from founder to fully integrated part of blackstone. i think we have done that quite well. we are a 15-year-old business. billion in assets under management. we have a strong, experienced team. our management committee, 16 people, 12 of been there since before blackstone bought us. a lot of continuity in the business. erik: how would you describe your credit right now? dwight: cautious but busy. those things don't seem to go together. market.ery confident the consumer drove 2019 with confidence by spending. i would say the investment community

juliette: that was dwight scott speaking to bloomberg in new york.sia's biggest agricultural companies is splitting off its food business. here more about the reorganization plan from the ceo in our exclusive interview next. this is bloomberg. ♪ rishaad: singapore's agricultural company olam is splitting its group to profit from rapidly shifting consumer place. wiest -- we talked with the ceo about the move. oure can simplify portfolio, sharpen our focus and also have the opportunity of attracting investors who believe in these two things separately, and thereby, potentially see these two businesses down the road, and potentially lift these businesses and create additional growth capital for further capital growth and maximizing long-term value. that is why we are doing this today. juliette: is there a time frame with potential ipos? sonny: this plan will be done in four steps. reorganizing the running ourterms of operations in these two operating groups or entities. the fourth is an ipo. i believe that the whole process will be completed and we will

dwight eisenhower. we'll be watching everything happening in washington. the main action gets underway this tuesday. with the return of the impeachment trial. you could follow me on twitter at scottcgrew. >> thanks, scott. >>> so do we have to remind you, the 49ers are just one win from a trip to the super bowl. >> and you probably know that the championship game we've been talking about happens sunday at levi's and that is where we find "today in the bay's" bob redell. everybody is talking about the match-up between jimmy g and aaron rodgers. >> reporter: and all of the 49ers have to do are beat the green bay packers here at levi's stadium on sunday afternoon, marcus and laura. and they'll win the trip to miami but they have to win the nfc championship. we did hear from jimmy g yesterday speaking to reporters saying that he's ready, he's confident and upbeat. ♪ >> reporter: and that was the soundtrack for yesterday's 49ers practice. the team almost had to bring it inside because of the weather. you recall how wet and cold it was yesterday. but coach kyle shanahan decided against that and they did practice in the rain. and the big news, the headline from yesterday, 49ers star tig