Blackstone Wins 23 Awards from Private Equity International Publications

Blackstone has been recognized for a combined 23 awards from Private Equity International, Private Equity Real Estate, Real Estate Capital Europe, Private Debt Investor and Infrastructure Investor for 2021.

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Our businesses received multiple awards. See a few highlights and the full list below.

Private Equity International

Private Equity Real Estate

Real Estate Capital Europe

Private Debt Investor

Infrastructure Investor

Below is a full list of the awards the firm received in 2021:

  • Private Equity International
    • Global Energy Private Equity Firm of the Year
    • North American Deal of the Year (joint for Medline)
  • Private Equity Real Estate
    • Alternatives Investor of the Year: Global
    • ESG Firm of the Year: North America
    • Logistics Investor of the Year: North America
    • Office Investor of the Year: Global
    • Retail Investor of the Year: Global
    • Hotels & Leisure Investor of the Year: Global
    • Hotels & Leisure Investor of the Year: North America
    • Debt Firm of the Year: Europe
    • Hotels & Leisure Investor of the Year: Asia
    • North American Deal of the Year: Extended Stay (joint)
  • Real Estate Capital Europe
    • Investment Financing Deal of the Year: Europe
    • Development Financing Deal of the Year: Europe
    • Financing Deal of the Year: Southern Europe
  • Private Debt Investor
    • Global Fund Manager of the Year
    • Global Responsible Investor of the Year (inaugural award)
    • Global CLO Manager of the Year
    • BDC Manager of the Year, Americas
    • Deal of the Year, Americas (Stamps.com)
  • Infrastructure Investor
    • Deal Of The Year, North America (Signature Aviation) 
    • Digital Infrastructure Deal Of The Year, North America (QTS Realty Trust)
    • Digital Infrastructure Investor Of The Year, North America

Private Equity International (PEI), Private Equity Real Estate (PERE), Real Estate Capital (REC), Private Debt Investor (PDI) and Infrastructure Investor selected award winners by researching news sources to compile a list of finalists, vetting those finalists and soliciting votes from readers.  Blackstone has not investigated and does not know the makeup of voters.  A different set of voters may have achieved different results.  Blackstone does not know whether it has been rated by this or any other third party in any way that would conflict with these awards. There may be other categories for which Blackstone, its funds or its portfolio companies were nominated but not awarded. The awards may not be representative of a particular investor’s experience or the future performance of any Blackstone fund or transaction.  There is no guarantee that similar awards will be obtained by Blackstone with respect to existing or future funds or transactions.  This information is provided solely for informational purposes.  It should not be relied upon as any indication of future performance of Blackstone or any of its funds or portfolio companies.