Top PE Firms Of 2011
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Blackstone Group

blackstone, blackstone group, private equity, 2011, largest investmentBlackstone Group invested a total of $553 million in 2011. It invested in Visa Power, FINO, Monnet Ispat, and Manyata Business Park. The firm has been ranked as the fifth largest PE firm in the world as of 2011. It was founded in 1985 by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman. It is headquartered in New York and includes private equity, investment banking, investment management, and asset management. The firm had invested more than $13 million since its inception till it filed for IPO in 2007. Blackstone’s famous investments have been Hilton Hotels, Wyndham Workdwide, Center Parcs UK, and many more.