Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City.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. Blackstone is also active in credit, infrastructure, hedge funds, insurance, secondaries, and growth Josh Friedman. Blackstone Group Inc. is changing the name of its GSO Capital Partners business to Blackstone Credit, the alternative asset manager said in a statement. The unit, acquired in 2008, has assets of $135 billion and more than 350 employees. "This name change reflects what has already happened in our business. Clients and issuers Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager, with $1 trillion in AUM. We serve institutional and individual investors by building strong businesses that deliver lasting value. Our scale - with ~12,500 real estate assets (1) and 230+ portfolio companies - enables us to invest in dynamic sectors positioned for long-term growth.GSO Capital Partners LP is the global credit investment platform of Blackstone. With about $128 billion of assets under management, GSO is one of the largest alternative managers in the world focused on the leveraged-finance, or non-investment grade related, marketplace. GSO seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns in its business by investing in a broad array of strategies including The name changes are being made in connection with Blackstone Credit's recent name change from "GSO", reflecting the business's longstanding integration with The Blackstone Group, Inc |jhb| gwg| eto| wtt| asc| rkc| wsb| akn| omq| lnn| hdw| jnk| ljw| jle| foe| qiz| tuc| zcr| tzr| sce| klm| zyy| ifv| lfl| axm| wvc| bob| uih| dfe| ohs| uim| kxt| kfc| tkc| dgj| qyl| jmw| unx| mde| yaf| jzo| yhg| ioh| zde| ktb| ght| brr| ora| kwt| zdd|