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Blackstone Group

Blackstone Group is a global investment firm focused on real estate, hedge fund investments, and financing.

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Blackstone is a global investment business investing capital and financial management firm. It caters to pension funds, large institutions, and individuals. It aims to build long-term value for investors through the stewardship of their capital. It invests in private equity, real estate, credit, and hedge funds as well as in infrastructure, life sciences, insurance, and growth equity.

Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman founded Blackstone Group in 1985 and is headquartered in New York City. It has offices in Baltimore, Cambridge, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Wayne, London, Copenhagen, Dublin, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

Schwarzman successfully raised $800 million in 1987 for Blackstone's first private equity fund, Blackstone Capital Partners I, L.P. Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) and General Motors Company (GM) were two of the fund's largest investors. The money raised was used to purchase companies using a strategy called leveraged buyouts.

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Date

How Blackstone became the world's biggest corporate landlord

Shawn Tully

https://fortune.com/2020/02/17/blackstone-commercial-real-estate-business-brep-breit/

Web

February 17, 2020

How Stephen Schwarzman Built The Blackstone Group

Warren Cassell Jr.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/090915/how-stephen-schwarzman-built-blackstone-group.asp

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June 27, 2020

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blackstone.com
Is a
Organization
Organization
Investor
Investor
Company
Company
Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm

Company attributes

Industry
Asset management
Asset management
Financial services
Financial services
Investment management
Investment management
Finance
Finance
Location
United States
United States
New York
New York
New York City
New York City
B2X
B2B
B2B
CEO
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Founder
Peter George Peterson
Peter George Peterson
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Stephen A. Schwarzman
-1
AngelList URL
angel.co/the-blackstone-group
Legal Name
The Blackstone Group Inc.
Subsidiary
Emdeon
Emdeon
Pinnacle Foods
Pinnacle Foods
Motel 6
Motel 6
Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide
TRW Inc.
TRW Inc.
Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Mphasis
Mphasis
...
Legal classification
Limited partnership
Limited partnership
Number of Employees (Ranges)
1,001 – 5,000
Number of Employees
1,440
CIK Number
1,393,818
1,504,234
Place of Incorporation
Delaware
Delaware
Investors
Carbon Health
Carbon Health
Currencies Direct
Currencies Direct
Founded Date
1985
Email Address
blackstoneinvestorrelations@blackstone.com
Phone Number
+16463136590
Competitors
Apollo Ventures
Apollo Ventures
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global Management
Kora Management LP
Kora Management LP
Stock Symbol
BGB
BX
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Glassdoor ID
4022
CTO
‌
John Stecher
-1
CFO
‌
Michael Chae
-1
Former CEO
Alan Muney
Alan Muney
David Calhoun
David Calhoun
Acquisition Transaction
‌
Acquisition of Blackstone Group by SOHO China
Also Known As
Blackstone
Wellfound ID
the-blackstone-group
Country
United States
United States
Headquarters
New York
New York

Other attributes

Company Operating Status
Active-1
Founder of
Logicor
Logicor
SIC Code
6,282
Wikidata ID
Q880942

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