Year founded
1985
Country of origin
United States
HQ country
United States
Total deal value
Average deal value
Company industry
- Private Equity
M&A expertise
- Private Equity Management
Industry expertise
- Corporate Finance Advisory
- Private Equity
- Real Estate
The Blackstone Group is an American multinational private equity, investment banking, alternative asset management and financial services corporation based in New York City. It was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions boutique by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman. It specializes in private equity, credit and hedge fund investment strategies, as well as financial advisory services, such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructurings and reorganizations, and private placements. It has four business segments which are Corporate private equity, Investment Banking and Financial Advisory, Marketable Alternative Asset Management and Real Estate