Blackstone, the New-York based private equity firm, began the formal filing process last week to take around 10% of the company public in a $4 bn stockmarket offering. Blackstone is one of the world's leading firms engaged in real estate private equity investing. Since it was formed in 1981, Blackstone has invested in 181 separate transactions comprising approximately 2,450 individual real estate assets with a total enterprise value of over $43 billion. Earlier this year Blackstone bought out Equity Office, the largest office landlord in the US. It was the largest real estate transaction in history.
Blackstone, the New-York based private equity firm, began the formal filing process last week to take around 10% of the company public in a $4 bn stockmarket offering. Blackstone is one of the world's leading firms engaged in real estate private equity investing. Since it was formed in 1981, Blackstone has invested in 181 separate transactions comprising approximately 2,450 individual real estate assets with a total enterprise value of over $43 billion. Earlier this year Blackstone bought out Equity Office, the largest office landlord in the US. It was the largest real estate transaction in history.
