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Blackstone Inc. is the world's largest alternative asset manager, managing capital across private equity, real estate, credit, hedge funds, infrastructure, and growth equity strategies for institutional and individual investors globally. The company manages trillions of dollars and invests across buyouts, real estate transactions, credit opportunities, infrastructure assets, life sciences, growth investments, and absolute return strategies. Blackstone serves pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1985 by Stephen Schwarzman and Peter Peterson and headquartered in New York City, Blackstone has built one of the most valuable and influential investment firms globally. The company earns management fees on committed capital, incentive fees and carried interest on profitable investments, and generates permanent capital returns from its balance sheet investments. Blackstone benefits from its scale, brand reputation, fundraising capabilities, sector expertise, and global network. The company has expanded across asset classes, geographies, and investor segments. Blackstone faces competitive fundraising environments, performance pressures, and market volatility affecting assets and fee generation. The company continues to raise capital and deploy investments across strategies.