Hedge Fund Focus

Background Information

• Manger: The Blackstone Group, L.P.
• Public/Private: Public, NYSE: BX
• Location: New York City
• AUM:
• Strategies: private equity, real estate, alternative assets, M&A, leveraged buyout, etc.
• Founders: Peter G. Peterson, Stephen A. Schwarzman
• Funds: Blackstone Capital Partners I, II, III, IV, V, VI; Blackstone Communications Partners I; Blackstone Real Estate Partners I, II, III, IV, V, VI; Blackstone Real Estate Partners International, II; Blackstone Real Estate Special Situations PE Fund
• Other: Completed a $4 billion IPO in 2007; Blackstone Wiki Link

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Articles on Blackstone by Hedge Fund Focus:

Hedge Fund Manager Blackstone Announces New Hire

David Bradley to Join Blackstone

New York, April 2, 2009: The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) today announced that David Bradley has agreed to join the firm effective end of June 2009 as a Senior Managing Director in its Corporate Advisory Group and as Head of its Global Chemicals Practice. Mr. Bradley was formerly Managing Director and Global Head of Chemicals at UBS.

Hedge Fund Video Discusses Blackstone and Google Ventures

The video below provides details on hedge fund manager Blackstone refusing a request by the SEC to provide information on the returns of its hedge fund and private equity fund returns.  Blackstone will not disclose this performance in its filings to investors (although Fortress complied with the SEC request).