Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru, also known as RCB, formerly the Royal Challengers Bangalore, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that competes in the Indian Premie
Rahul Dravid was the team's icon player in 2008.
Ross Taylor was one of the top performers for RCB in 2009 and 2010.
IPL 2014 RR vs RCB 11 May 2014 (13996262488)
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
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
…in 2008, the franchise was purchased by United Spirits and later acquired by a consortium comprising the Aditya Birla Group, The Times Group and Blackstone in 2026. The team was acquired for a record $1.78 billion, representing the highest valuation for a franchise in IPL history. In September 2007, the…
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