Blackstone is a global investment and advisory firm, established in 1985. The firm was founded by Stephen A. Schwarzman (Chairman & Chief Executive Officer) and Peter G. Peterson (retired). Currently Blackstone has 1,580 professionals in its 22 offices worldwide in United States: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Menlo Park, New York, San Francisco; International: Beijing, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, Istanbul, London, Mumbai, Paris, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo.
The company focuses on Alternative Asset Management (Private Equity, Real Estate, Hedge Fund Solutions, credit Businesses, Closed End Mutual Funds and New Initiatives) and Financial Advisory (Advisory & Restructuring and Park Hill).
- Private Equity: as of September 30, 2011, Blackstone manages total assets USD 43 billion. Additionally, the firm has available capital to invest of USD 17.3 billion. Its investment approach is flexible & opportunistic, which is not limited to certain geography, industry, transaction structure or size. Some of Blackstone’s Private Equity portfolio are: Antares Restaurant Group, Exeter Finance Corp., Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI), China Animal Healthcare, Moser Baer Energy, Gateway Rail Freight Ltd. (GRFL), Independent Clinical Service, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, The Weather Channel, China National Bluestar Group, AlliedBarton Security Services, Osum Oil Sands Corp, Gokaldas Exports Limited, Stiefel Laboratories, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., Catalent Pharma Solutions, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., American Petroleum Tankers LLC, Sithe Global Power, LLC, Merlin Entertainments Group, Extended Stay America, The Columbia House Company, Western Integrated Networks, Imperial Home Décor, CommNet Cellular Inc., American Axle & Manufacturing, Edward J. DeBartolo Corp., Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, Hospitality Franchise Systems, Chicago and North Western and Collins & Aikman Group.
- Real Estate: as of September 30, 2011, Blackstone Real Estate Partners manages total assets USD 40.7 billion. Additionally, the firm has available capital to invest of USD 10.1 billion.
- Hedge Fund Solutions: as of September 30, 2011, the firm manages total assets USD 40.4 billion.
- Credit Businesses: as of September 30, 2011, the firm manages total assets USD 33.6 billion.
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