Press Releases

On Thursday, June 2, Blackstone LaunchPad, a global entrepreneurship program, will announce the expansion of its global network to include three leading Texas universities: The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Dallas, and Texas A&M University.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone, will present at Bernstein’s 32nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York on Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 at approximately 10:00 a.m. EDT.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced the appointment of Daniel C. Heintzelman as a Senior Advisor to the firm, providing strategic and operational counsel on the aerospace and industrials sectors. Mr. Heintzelman will also serve as the Chairman of Blackstone private equity portfolio company, MB Aerospace, a leading Tier I engine component manufacturer and repair business.

Funds managed by GSO Capital Partners (“GSO”) today completed the acquisition of the Rijnmond Power Plant, a natural gas-fired combined cycle power generation facility located in the Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Blackstone will host a conference call on April 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2015 results. You can listen to the call by dialing +1 (877) 391-6747 (U.S. domestic) or +1 (617) 597-9291 (international) passcode 149 943 55#.

GSO Capital Partners, a division of Blackstone (NYSE: BX), today announced that David Flannery has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director focusing on distressed strategies in both private and public markets. He will be based in New York and brings to Blackstone his extensive experience across leveraged finance.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX), through funds it manages on behalf of its real estate investors, and Ivanhoé Cambridge, a real estate subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), today announced that the new property management company at Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village/ (STPCV) will be named StuyTown Property Services, following the end of a transition period with former property manager Compass Rock on April 1st.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced a new Asia Pacific leadership structure to enhance management capabilities across the region.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that it will host a conference call for the media on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. ET to review first quarter 2016 results.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that it will host its first quarter 2016 investor conference call on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Steve Schwarzman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder; Tony James, President and Chief Operating Officer; Michael Chae, Chief Financial Officer; Joan Solotar, Head of Multi-Asset Investing and External Relations; and Weston Tucker, Head of Investor Relations, will review Blackstone’s first quarter 2016 results. You can listen to the call by dialing +1 (877) 391-6747 (U.S. domestic) or +1 (617) 597-9291 (international) passcode number 149 943 55#.

Blackstone today announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy a majority stake in Mphasis Limited, a leading Information Technology services provider offering Applications, Business Process Outsourcing and Infrastructure Services.

GSO Capital Partners (“GSO”) is pleased to have reached terms with Norske Skogindustrier ASA (the “Company” or “Norske Skog”) for a deleveraging and liquidity injection that, we believe, will give management greater flexibility to execute its business plan to benefit from the cyclical upswing in paper prices.

New York, New York, March 1, 2016. Economist Teresa Ghilarducci, one of the nation’s leading experts on retirement security, and Blackstone President Hamilton “Tony” James today published their co-authored white paper, “A Comprehensive Plan to Confront the Retirement Savings Crisis,”

New York. Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

New York, New York. Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that Bennett Goodman, Co-Founder of GSO Capital Partners and Senior Managing Director of Blackstone, will present at the Citi Asset Management and Broker Dealer Conference in New York on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 at approximately 11:00 a.m. ET.

Auckland – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that funds it manages on behalf of its investors have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a retirement village portfolio in New Zealand from Lendlease, a leading, fully integrated, international property and infrastructure group. The portfolio comprises five fully completed villages, four in Auckland (the Knightsbridge, Mayfair, Parklane and Peninsula Club) and one in Mt Maunganui (Ocean Shores). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the next several months pending relevant regulatory approvals.

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that it has formed Clarion Offshore Partners LLC (“Clarion”), a new platform to provide strategic solutions to the offshore oil and gas drilling and services sector, with a financial commitment from private equity funds managed by Blackstone.

The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced that it has awarded grants totaling $2 million to non-profit organizations that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems and support promising entrepreneurs. Now in its fourth year, the Blackstone Innovation Grants program supports innovative regional initiatives and events that foster entrepreneurship.

New York, New York, February 1, 2016. Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced today that Joan Solotar, Head of Multi-Asset Investing and External Relations at Blackstone, will present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum in Miami on Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 at approximately 11:00 a.m. ET.

To view the full report please click the following link – Blackstone’s fourth quarter and full year 2015 results. Blackstone will host a conference call on January 28, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2015 results. You can listen to the call by dialing +1 (877) 391-6747 (U.S. domestic) or +1 (617) 597-9291 (international) passcode 149 943 55#.