REPE Fund Profile Series - Part One: The Blackstone Group
This is a new series of posts that will take an in-depth look at the top real estate private equity (REPE) firms. In each post, we will briefly summarize each fund’s history, as well as getting into the details of their funds, and we will outline a few of their key real estate equity investments in recent years. By the end of each post, you will have a solid base of knowledge to help you prepare for your upcoming real estate private equity interview . We will be creating fund profiles for the top 50 REPE firms (in order of their prominence). So up first, we have: The Blackstone Group. Key things you should know about The Blackstone Group Originally founded in 1985 as a M&A advisory firm by Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman, the Blackstone Group is one of the largest private equity firms in the world. The firm has a global team of over 3,100 employees dispersed between their 25 international offices including London, Singapore, Sydney, and Copenhagen. Within its real es