Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Private Equity Fund |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • CleanTech • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science |
Stages | Expansion, Later Stage, MBO/LBO, Turnaround, Recapitalization, PIPE |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom • Canada • Australia • Japan • Singapore • Hong Kong • Europe • Asia |
Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager, focusing on sectors poised for long-term growth. With over $1 trillion in assets under management (AUM), they serve both institutional and individual investors. The firm operates through various segments – Private Equity, Real Estate, Credit & Insurance, Blackstone's Multi-Asset Investing, Strategic Partners, Tactical Opportunities, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Growth, and Energy Transition, leveraging their scale of approximately 12,600 real estate assets and 250 portfolio companies. Blackstone's investment philosophy is predicated on building strong businesses and improving the operational performance of their portfolio companies to create value for investors. The firm seeks to invest in dynamic sectors, including software (web, marketplace, SaaS), IT and TMT, FinTech and financial services, energy, CleanTech, HealthTech and fitness, food and beverage, logistics and distribution, and material science. They specialize in a variety of transaction types including debt, equity, mezzanine investments, expansion, later-stage ventures, management buyouts (MBO)/leveraged buyouts (LBO), turnaround strategies, recapitalizations, and private investment in public equity (PIPE). Blackstone's considerable resources afford them the ability to invest in AI-enablement as a long-term theme, providing companies with the tools necessary for growth. The firm also offers private wealth solutions through Blackstone Private Wealth Solutions, partnering with financial advisors to make private markets accessible to individual investors. Their flagship products, the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) and Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED), are geared towards the needs of individual investors. As campaign creators of the firm's content, Blackstone aims to provide unmatched scale, building financial security, and careers for their talent by being at the forefront of emerging trends and setting standards in the industry.