The Blackstone Group Inc. is an American private equity alternative investment management firm. As the largest alternative investment firm in the world, Blackstone specializes in private equity, credit, and hedge fund investment strategies.

Blackstone’s private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyouts in the last decade, while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate.

Since its inception, Blackstone has invested in such notable companies as Hilton Worldwide, Merlin Entertainments Group, Performance Food Group, EQ Office, Republic Services, AlliedBarton, United Biscuits, Freescale Semiconductor, Vivint, and Travelport.

Blackstone was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions firm by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman, who had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers. In 2007, Blackstone became a public company with a $4 billion IPO, becoming one of the first major private equity firms to list shares in its management company on the public stock market.

Blackstone is headquartered at 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan, with eight additional offices in the United States, as well as offices in Dublin, Düsseldorf, London, Luxembourg, Paris, Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai.

Traded as: NYSE: BX

Industry: Financial services

Founded: 1985; 35 years ago

Founder: Peter G. Peterson; Stephen A. Schwarzman

Headquarters: 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154, US

Products: Private equity; alternative investment management

Website: www.blackstone.com

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