Blackstone Inc.

pe · United States

Blackstone Inc. is the worlds largest alternative asset manager, founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson. The firm invests across private equity, real estate (the largest owner of commercial property in the world), credit and insurance, multi-asset investing, infrastructure and life sciences, on behalf of institutional and individual investors. Blackstone reported record total assets under management of $1.35 trillion as of Q2 2026, up 11% year-over-year, with fee-earning AUM of $961.6 billion. The firm trades publicly on the NYSE (BX) and is led by Chairman and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman and President and COO Jonathan Gray.

Recent Transactions

• Blackstone acquires Stanly Ranch, Auberge Collection
• Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners Take Smartsheet Private
• Blackstone Acquires Hilton Hotels in $26B Leveraged Buyout
• Blackstone Acquires Ancestry for $4.7 Billion
• Blackstone Acquires Copeland (formerly Emerson Climate Technologies)
• Michael Kors Holdings Acquires Versace
• Blackstone Growth $100M Minority Investment in Applecart