Blackstone, Inc.

Blackstone Inc. (formerly The Blackstone Group LP) is a global alternative asset management firm and one of the world's largest private equity investors, operating across multiple strategies including corporate private equity, real estate, credit and insurance, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries, and hedge fund solutions. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues large-scale and middle-market control investments across a broad range of industries, with equity check sizes that have historically ranged from approximately $30 million to several billion dollars per transaction depending on fund strategy, targeting companies with enterprise values from $30 million to several billion dollars and EBITDA from $5 million upward. Transaction types include leveraged buyouts, corporate carve-outs, take-private transactions, growth equity investments, industry consolidations, turnarounds, minority investments, and start-up financings in established industries, with majority control as the standard ownership structure for flagship buyout funds. Blackstone applies a disciplined due diligence and value-creation approach, partnering with management teams to drive operational transformation, strategic repositioning, and long-term growth, supported by a global network of sector specialists and operating resources. The firm manages total assets under management exceeding $1 trillion across its platforms, serving institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and individual investors worldwide. The firm converted from a publicly traded partnership (The Blackstone Group LP) to a corporation (Blackstone Inc.) in July 2019. Founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman, the firm is headquartered in New York, New York, United States, with additional offices across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.