Blackstone Group

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Blackstone Group

COMPANY

Private investment firm, founded 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman. Taken public in 2007.

Acquired Equity Office Properties in 2006 for $36B. Acquired Hilton Hotels in 2007 for $20B. Acquired Busch Gardens and SeaWorld chain of theme parks in 2009.

Official Website:
http://www.blackstone.com/

Industry:
Private Equity

Ticker:
NYSE:BX

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

Sales:
$3.05B (2007)

Employees:
1000 (2008)

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Roger C. Altman Business c. 1945 CEO of Evercore Partners

James R. Birle Business 25-Jan-1936 Former Partner, Blackstone Group

Chinh E. Chu Business c. 1966 Managing Director, Blackstone Group

David I. Foley Business c. 1967 Blackstone Group

Robert L. Friedman Business c. 1942 Managing Partner, Blackstone Group

Mark T. Gallogly Business c. 1957 Former Managing Director, Blackstone

Jeffrey E. Garten Educator 29-Oct-1946 Dean of Yale Management, 1995-2005

Anthony Grillo Business 12-Jul-1955 American Securities Advisors

J. Tomilson Hill Business c. 1948 Vice Chairman of Blackstone Group

Glenn H. Hutchins Business c. 1955 Co-Founder, Silver Lake Partners

Hamilton James Business 3-Feb-1951 President of Blackstone Group

Charles H. Noski Business c. 1951 CFO of Northrop Grumman, 2003-05

Scott C. Nuttall Business c. 1972 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

William S. Oglesby Business c. 1959 Managing Director, Blackstone Group

Peter G. Peterson Business 5-Jun-1926 Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations

James A. Quella Business c. 1950 Blackstone Group

Mikael Salovaara Business c. 1954 Greycliff Partners

Stephen A. Schwarzman Business 14-Feb-1947 Co-Founder, Blackstone Group

Henry R. Silverman Business 1-Aug-1940 Chairman of Realogy

Neil P. Simpkins Business c. 1941 Senior Managing Director, Blackstone

David Stockman Government 10-Nov-1946 Ronald Reagan's chief economist

Byron Wien Business c. 1933 Investment strategist, Blackstone

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

J. Tomilson Hill Business c. 1948 Vice Chairman of Blackstone Group

Hamilton James Business 3-Feb-1951 President of Blackstone Group

Brian Mulroney Head of State 20-Mar-1939 Canadian Prime Minister, 1984-93

William G. Parrett Business c. 1945 CEO of Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, 2003-07

Peter G. Peterson Business 5-Jun-1926 Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations

Jacob Rothschild Business 29-Apr-1936 RIT Capital Partners

Stephen A. Schwarzman Business 14-Feb-1947 Co-Founder, Blackstone Group

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William C. Pate Business c. 1963 Equity Group Investments

Seth P. Plattus Attorney c. 1961 CAO of Cerberus Capital Management

EXTRANEOUS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Marshall A. Cohen Business c. 1935 CEO of Molson, 1988-96

Niall FitzGerald Business 13-Sep-1945 Chairman of Reuters

Reed E. Hundt Business 3-Mar-1948 FCC Chairman, 1993-97

Robert D. Kennedy Business c. 1933 CEO of Union Carbide, 1986-95

Richard E. Salomon Business c. 1942 Chairman of Mecox Ventures

Ron Sommer Business 29-Jul-1949 Chairman of Deutsche Telekom, 1995-2002

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