Blackstone Inc.
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Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. It was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions firm by Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman, who
Blackstone's headquarters are at 345 Park Avenue (pictured in 2026)
Blackstone co-founder Peter Peterson was the former chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers.
Schwarzman's Blackstone Group completed the first major IPO of a private equity firm in June 2007.
Gulfstream G650ER jet owned by Blackstone
Peter G. Peterson
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Peter George Peterson was an American investment banker who served as United States Secretary of Commerce from 1972 to 1973 during the administration of President Richard Nixon. Peterson was also chai
Blackstone Inc.
…Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. It was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions firm by Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman, who had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers. Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors…
Peterson in a group photo of Nixon's cabinet on June 16, 1972, third from the left on the bottom row
Peterson swearing in, Cmdr. Pam Chelgren-Koterba, the first woman officer of the NOAA Corps (1972)