Why Blackstone

Why Blackstone Private Equity

We do more than provide capital. We focus on building strong businesses to help deliver value to our investors.

A Blackstone investment in any portfolio company is no guarantee of future commercial opportunities or any value creation for such company.

Scale

World’s largest private equity platform [ 2 ] with the broadest and deepest range of capabilities [ 3 ]

Expertise

Large global team with extensive industry knowledge and deep insights across sectors and geographies

Proprietary Data

Our global presence and vast portfolio of companies generate data signals that help spot trends early [ 6 ]

Largest global alternative asset manager reflects Preqin data as of June 30, 2025.
PEI, as of June 2025, based on capital raised between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2024.
Source: Blackstone analysis of Preqin data, as of June 30, 2025. Based on Blackstone’s analysis of buyout, growth, opportunistic, and secondaries strategies, Blackstone has the most number of funds launched among US-based alternative investment managers. Includes funds that are in various stages of capital raising, including liquidation. This selection of alternative investment firms for comparison may not be representative of all in the category or sector.
AUM is estimated and unaudited as of March 31, 2026 and sourced by Blackstone. Private equity AUM represents AUM across Blackstone private equity, spanning across Corporate Private Equity, Tactical Opportunities, Growth, Strategic Partners, Life Sciences, and Infrastructure. AUM includes co-investments and Blackstone’s GP and side by side commitments, as applicable.
Represents the number of private equity investment professionals under Blackstone’s private equity business listed in footnote. Not all professionals above are dedicated to BXPE and will perform work for other Blackstone business units. The level of involvement and role of the professionals with the fund may vary, including having no involvement or role at all.
Subject to Blackstone’s policies and procedures regarding information walls and the management of conflicts of interest.
Includes BXTI engineers and BXCI Quant & Portfolio Analytics team. Certain professionals above are not dedicated to BXPE and will perform work for other Blackstone business units. The level of involvement and role of the professionals with the fund may vary, including having no involvement or role at all. There can be no assurance that such professionals will continue to be associated with the fund throughout the life of the fund.