Blackstone
Alternative Asset Management & Private EquityWorld's premier alternative asset manager, investing across private equity, real estate, credit, and infrastructure.
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Quick Facts
- Headquarters
- New York City, New York, USA
- Founded
- 1985
- Employees
- 4,700+
- Valuation
- NYSE Listed (BX) — ~$180B Cap
About Blackstone
Blackstone Inc. is the world's largest alternative asset manager, headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson with $400,000 in seed capital as a mergers and acquisitions advisory boutique, Blackstone has pioneered the private equity industry and surpassed $1 trillion in total assets under management (AUM).
Blackstone deploys capital across four core segments: Real Estate (the world's largest commercial real estate owner), Private Equity, Credit & Insurance (private credit lending), and Multi-Asset Investing / Infrastructure. The firm invests in mission-critical secular growth themes, including global logistics warehouses, data centers, digital infrastructure, and life sciences.
What Blackstone Does
Real Estate (BREP & BREIT)
Premier owner of global commercial real estate, logistics hubs, student housing, rental residential properties, and hospitality assets.
Corporate Private Equity
Control buyouts and strategic growth equity investments partnering with transformative corporate management teams.
Credit & Insurance (BXCI)
Direct origination of corporate private credit loans, asset-based finance, mezzanine capital, and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
Infrastructure & Energy Transition
Investing long-term capital in renewable energy generation, regulated utilities, data center power grids, and transportation corridors.
Career Areas
Types of professional roles found inside Blackstone.
- Private Equity & M&A Investment Banking
- Real Estate Acquisitions & Asset Management
- Private Credit Underwriting & Capital Markets
- Blackstone Innovations & Quantitative Tech
Blackstone's History
- 1985Founded by Schwarzman and Peterson
Stephen Schwarzman and Peter Peterson establish Blackstone in New York as an M&A advisory boutique.
- 1987First Private Equity Fund
Raises its landmark first buyout fund of $800M, pioneering large-scale institutional leveraged buyouts.
- 2007Historic NYSE Public Listing
Becomes the first major private equity firm to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, setting the industry benchmark.
- 2023$1 Trillion Assets Under Management
Becomes the first alternative asset manager in history to cross $1 trillion in assets under management.
Purpose & Values
“Investing to create value and drive economic growth”
