The Blackstone Group

About The Blackstone Group

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager with $1.13 trillion of firm-wide assets under management as of December 2024 ($352.2 billion Private Equity segment), headquartered in New York with major European hubs in London and Frankfurt. The firm was founded in 1985 as Blackstone Inc., with the Corporate Private Equity arm launched in 1987, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BX). Blackstone has committed approximately $500 billion of European deployment capacity over the next decade across the London, Paris, Frankfurt, Dublin, Luxembourg, Milan and Madrid offices.

Investment thesis

Blackstone deploys capital across approximately 80 plus active funds spanning Corporate Private Equity flagship (BCP funds), Tactical Opportunities, Strategic Partners (secondaries), Life Sciences, Growth, Energy Transition and Infrastructure strategies. Sector focus spans technology, energy and energy transition, consumer, industrials, healthcare, financial services and digital infrastructure, with global deployment and one of the deepest operating support models in the industry. The firm operates the largest employee equity ownership programme across portfolio companies in the alternative asset industry, supporting alignment between portfolio company workforces and value creation outcomes.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include consumer (2024), industrials (2025), technology (2025) and digital infrastructure (2025). Recent acquisitions include Jersey Mike's Subs (consumer, 2024), AirTrunk (data centers, 2024), Warehouse REIT (UK, 2025) and the AGS Airports stake (UK, 2025). The platform continues active deployment across the full Blackstone strategy stack anchored by the $500 billion European deployment commitment. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.