Market Commentary

• Low Volatility Is Here to Stay

  In my conversations with institutional investors I find a surprising lack of optimism about the outlook for equities.

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PRESS RELEASES

• Blackstone acquires Hotel Investment Partners in Spain

  Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe V (“Blackstone”) announces that it has agreed to acquire Hotel Investment Partners (“HI Partners”), a leading Spanish hospitality company, from Banco Sabadell.

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BLACKSTONE BLOG

• Schwarzman and Gray speak out and up on gender diversity

  This month, Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder, and Jon Gray, Global Head of Real Estate, discussed initiatives to increase gender diversity as a critical part of the firm’s search for talent.