The Blackstone Group Inc. New York, NY

Blackstone is considered one of the world’s leading investment firms. They have used their team with extensive experience and their flexible capital to invest in companies that seek to make a long-term and positive economic impact in the world. Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson founded the firm in 1985. Since then, the firm has over 2500 employees in 24 offices worldwide. Blackstone currently has over $554B in assets under management.

$151.7B of that money comes from their real estate. Blackstone is one of the world’s largest real estate investors with a platform in both equity and debt. $173.9B comes from private equity, $81.2B comes from hedge fund solutions, and $141.9B comes from credit.