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The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in middle market, leveraged buyouts, distressed investments, structured equity, rescue financings, turnarounds, minority investments, large private transactions, large public-to-privates corporate partnerships, platform buildups, industry consolidations, start-ups in established industries, small and medium size buyouts, recapitalizations, PIPES, mature, late venture, and growth capital investments. The firm also prefers to invest in out-of-favor, under-appreciated industries. It seeks to invest in a broad range of industries including commodity chemicals, Internet, telecommunications, commun...

The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in middle market, leveraged buyouts, distressed investments, structured equity, rescue financings, turnarounds, minority investments, large private transactions, large public-to-privates corporate partnerships, platform buildups, industry consolidations, start-ups in established industries, small and medium size buyouts, recapitalizations, PIPES, mature, late venture, and growth capital investments. The firm also prefers to invest in out-of-favor, under-appreciated industries. It seeks to invest in a broad range of industries including commodity chemicals, Internet, telecommunications, communications, energy, entertainment, healthcare, insurance, debt, lodging, manufacturing, technology, hospitality, leisure, industrial, transportation, rural telephony, oil refining, coal and automotive parts, business process outsourcing, commercial property, constructions, consumer and retail, consumer products, financial services, food and beverage, media and publishing, broadcasting, business-to-business communications and media, Internet, cable television, telecommunications, and infrastructure, packaging, pharmaceuticals, security, theme parks, waste management, renewable electricity generation, food and fuel production, energy efficiency, reduction of emissions from traditional energy sources, enabling technologies, shipping, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy. The firm prefers to invest in companies located primarily in globally with a focus on Americas, Asia, Australia, Africa, and Europe. It also invests in Latin American, emerging European markets, and India and also pursues transactions throughout the world. The firm invests between $100 million and $1.25 billion, but it also considers both smaller and larger transactions in companies with enterprise value above $500 million. In the United States, it controls a majority stake in its portfolio companies. The firm was founded in 1987 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in London, United Kingdom; Hamburg, Germany; Madrid, Spain; Beijing, China; Menlo Park, California; Paris, France; Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Tokyo, Japan; Mumbai, India; New South Wales, Australia; and Hong Kong. The firm invests its own capital other than raising funds from outside investors. The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group operates as a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group, Asset Management Arm.

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