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Blackstone Q1 Performance Overview
Comparison of Q1 investment flows and performance metrics for the private credit sector.
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Inside Blackstone: Stephen A. Schwarzman on Long-Term Investing Across ...
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.]In a world defined by constant change, Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone, has spent four decades building an institution designed to perform across cycles. In this conversation, he reflects on Blackstone’s rise to the world’s largest alternative asset manager, the culture that shaped the firm, and the opportunities he sees in private markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Asia. Today, Blackstone’s scale includes more than 250 portfolio companies and over 12,500 real estate assets.Stephen A. Schwarzman and the late Peter G. Peterson co-founded Blackstone in 19851. You co-founded Blackstone more than 40 years ago and built it into the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Tell us about the journey and how you shaped the culture of Blackstone.When Pete Peterson and I started Blackstone in 1985, we began with US$400,000 of our own capital and a single ambition: to build an enduring institution, not just a successful business. You could not be a one-product firm, because there are no patents in this business. That is why, we built leadership across private equity, real estate, credit, infrastructure, and other businesses, with each one strengthening the others.Blackstone’s success comes down to culture. One formative experience was an early failed investment in a steel distribution company. It taught me that organizations make better decisions when people speak candidly, challenge one another, and depersonalize debate. That lesson shaped how we built Blackstone: rigorous debate, written analysis, a strong focus on downside risk, and a culture where the best ideas win regardless of hierarchy.Those principles have helped shape the firm that has US$1.3 trillion in assets under management today.Stephen A. Schwarzman with the third cohort of Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University in Beijing2. Blackstone has been through many cycles for over 40 years. How do you stay focused amid volatility and geopolitical shifts? Experience teaches that value is not created by reacting to every headline. Periods of volatility are when discipline matters most.We stay grounded in fundamentals and keep a long-term perspective. Through the dot-com bubble, the global financial crisis, the pandemic, and other dislocations, that consistency has helped us grow across cycles. Our scale, global reach, local knowledge, and leadership positions across businesses give us resi...
Inside Blackstone: Stephen A. Schwarzman on Long-Term Investing Across ...
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In a world defined by constant change, Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Blackstone, has spent four decades building an institution designed to perform across cycles. In this conversation, he reflects on Blackstone’s rise to the world’s largest alternative asset manager, the culture that shaped the firm, and the opportunities he sees in private markets, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Asia. Today, Blackstone’s scale includes more than 250 portfolio companies and over 12,500 real estate assets. Stephen A. Schwarzman and the late Peter G. Peterson co-founded Blackstone in 1985 1. You co-founded Blackstone more than 40 years ago and built it into the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Tell us about the journey and how you shaped the culture of Blackstone. When Pete Peterson and I started Blackstone in 1985, we began with US$400,000 of our own capital and a single ambition: to build an enduring institution, not just a successful business. You could not be a one-product firm, because there are no patents in this business. That is why, we built leadership across private equity, real estate, credit, infrastructure, and other businesses, with each one strengthening the others. Blackstone’s success comes down to culture. One formative experience was an early failed investment in a steel distribution company. It taught me that organizations make better decisions when people speak candidly, challenge one another, and depersonalize debate. That lesson shaped how we built Blackstone: rigorous debate, written analysis, a strong focus on downside risk, and a culture where the best ideas win regardless of hierarchy. Those principles have helped shape the firm that has US$1.3 trillion in assets under management today. Stephen A. Schwarzman with the third cohort of Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University in Beijing 2. Blackstone has been through many cycles for over 40 years. How do you stay focused amid volatility and geopolitical shifts?Experience teaches that value is not created by reacting to every headline. Periods of volatility are when discipline matters most. We stay grounded in fundamentals and keep a long-term perspective. Through the dot-com bubble, the global financial crisis, the pandemic, and other dislocations, that consistency has helped us grow across cycles. Our scale, global reach, local knowledge, and leadership positions across businesses ...
Jim Cramer on Blackstone Private Credit Fund Redemptions
The Punchline Jim Cramer discusses the recent redemptions from Blackstone Inc.'s Private Credit Fund, asserting that the prevailing fears surrounding this issue are unfounded. He emphasizes that the assets in question are not problematic for the firm. Why You Should Read This The article offers insights into the stability of Blackstone's private credit offerings amidst market anxieties, making ...
Jim Cramer Explains Why the Blackstone Private Credit Scare Was Overblown
Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX) was one of the stocks on Jim Cramer's recent Mad Money game plan. Cramer said the fear was unfounded and that the fund's assets are not problematic. I want to hear ...
