Blackstone Inc.
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 had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers. Blackstone's private equity business has been one of the largest investors in leveraged buyouts in the last three decades, while its real estate business has actively acquired commercial real estate across the globe. Blackstone is also active in credit, infrastructure, hedge funds, secondaries, growth equity, and insurance solutions. As of September 2025, Blackstone had $1.2 trillion in total assets under management, making it the world's largest alternative investment firm.
If you'd bought from year…
Same habit, different start year. Each row shows what a constant habit's worth of BX would be worth today, had you started buying at that point in the asset's history.
| Started | $6/day$6/day coffee | $42/wk$42/week coffee |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 (2007) — listing | $248,304 8.7× | $361,622 8.7× |
| Year 6 (2012) | $102,350 4.7× | $149,150 4.7× |
| Year 11 (2017) | $33,689 2.4× | $49,117 2.4× |
| Year 16 (2022) | $7,079 1.1× | $10,341 1.1× |
Repeated investment, no fees, dividends reinvested. $6/day coffee = $180 / month equivalent.
Popular scenarios with BX
For illustration only — not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.