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Link is the first industrial real estate company to receive this award; recognized for the second consecutive year
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Sustainable impact and innovation were top of mind for Jeffrey Crawford when he joined as vice president of sustainability at Sustana, a sustainable recycled fiber, and paper manufacturer that Blackstone recently acquired.
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The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced that it has committed $5 million over three years to expand LaunchPad, its entrepreneurial skills-building program to help students launch successful companies and careers, at five new colleges, including one Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and three Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). The partnership is part of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s broader $40 million commitment to expand LaunchPad to higher-ed institution
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The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced that it has committed $2 million to expand access to its entrepreneurial skill-building program, Blackstone LaunchPad, to all students at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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Blackstone to Provide $48 Million of Tax Credit Equity to Support Dominium’s New 372-Unit LIHTC Development in Phoenix, Arizona
Delivers on Blackstone’s Commitment to Improving Communities and Expanding Access to Affordable Housing
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The Blackstone Charitable Foundation today announced that it has committed $2 million to expand access to its entrepreneurial skill-building program, Blackstone LaunchPad, to all students at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Blackstone LaunchPad equips students with skills to better prepare them on their professional journeys, whether they decide to build their own business or work within an organization. Last year, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s announced a $40
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Each quarter, Blackstone convenes industry leaders to discuss the trends, challenges and opportunities they’re seeing in their sector in our webinar series, Alternative Views.
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Blackstone Career Pathways will continue to expand across portfolio companies; builds on success of the Blackstone Veterans Hiring Initiative, with more than 100,000 veterans, veteran spouses and caregivers hired across portfolio since 2013
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Blackstone today announced that the Blackstone Charitable Foundation will provide a $3 million grant over three years to Year Up, one of the nation’s most impactful workforce development nonprofits.
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Top 3 Ways to Operationalize an ESG Report Wed, 09/28/2022 - 09:30 Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body 3BL Media breaks down how to operationalize ESG reporting to maximize brand visibility. Explore more of our resources at our Private Equity Hub. ESG has been the topic of conversation for private equity investors and investor relations directors for years. Taking notes from ESG-forward firms like Blackstone and KKR, many others in private equity are incorporating ESG communicatio
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Blackstone Announces Commitment to 2,000 Refugee Hires Across Global Portfolio Companies and Real Estate Properties Thu, 09/22/2022 - 11:40 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body Blackstone joins Tent’s Partnership for Refugees, a non-profit network of companies dedicated to supporting refugees worldwide; commits to the hiring of 1,500 refugees in the U.S. alone Partnership builds on Blackstone’s Veterans Hiring Initiative, through which more than 100,000 U.S. veterans, vetera
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Blackstone Gives Back Through the 2022 Summer of Service Tue, 08/30/2022 - 12:30 Subheader This summer, Blackstone employees are on track to commit ~3500 volunteer hours at over 100 events hosted by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation across the globe. Explore some of our initiatives and partner organizations below. Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body At Blackstone, we are committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work. The Summer of Service campaign – led by the
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Link’s commitment aims to conserve more than 200,000 acres of forests and offset approximately 250,000 tons of greenhouse gases over a five-year period
Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company Link is the first real estate firm to participate in the Family Forest Carbon Program, further demonstrating Link’s commitment to achieving carbon neutral operations by 2025
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Blackstone Infrastructure's Portfolio Company Atlantic Power Transmission LLC Announces Partnership With Offshore Energy Industry Expert Morrison Energy to Invest in New Jersey's Workforce and Bring Jacket Foundation Fabrication to the State Wed, 08/10/2022 - 11:20 Type of Content Press Release Layout Media Gallery Body PRINCETON, N.J., August 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Atlantic Power Transmission LLC (“APT”), a Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, today announced its partnership with Morrison E
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Xpansiv, the premier market-infrastructure platform for environmental commodities, today announced an agreement to acquire Evolution Markets, a leading brokerage firm in global carbon, renewable, and energy markets. The combined entity will benefit from Evolution Markets’ base of more than 2,000 customers, including many of the world’s largest energy firms, corporations, utilities, and financial institutions. "We’re excited to further leverage our environmental and energy market infrastructure t
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Xpansiv, the premier market-infrastructure platform for global carbon and environmental commodities, today completed its acquisition of APX, the leader in registry infrastructure for energy and environmental markets. The acquisition brings together two innovators with the technologies and capabilities to empower markets to scale with liquidity and efficiency. Xpansiv connects buyers and sellers of environmental commodities and provides market data for voluntary carbon offsets, renewable energy c
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Esdec Solar Group Announces Strategic Investment from Blackstone Fri, 07/29/2022 - 16:00 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body Deventer, Utrecht and London, July 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Esdec Solar Group B.V. (“Esdec” or the “Company”), the global market leader in rooftop solar mounting systems, is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached to strengthen its shareholder base with a significant strategic investment from funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners an
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The virtual healthcare platform and Ukrainian humanitarian non-profit will focus on urgent care needs, prescription renewals, and ordering lab tests for thousands of refugees in the U.S.
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More Than Just a Job: Marcus Felder on Blackstone's Career Pathways™ Program Thu, 07/14/2022 - 10:05 Subheader Through Career Pathways, we’re driving career mobility and strengthening our portfolio companies by implementing inclusive workplace practices. Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body At Blackstone, we view our investments as partnerships—opportunities to help companies identify and implement operational interventions that will position them for lasting success to create investm
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Blackstone Announces $400 Million Investment in Xpansiv, the Leading Global Carbon and Environmental Commodities Exchange Platform Tue, 07/12/2022 - 11:30 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners (“Blackstone”) have committed $400 million to lead a strategic investment in Xpansiv Limited (“Xpansiv”), the premier market-infrastructure platform for gl
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On Thursday, June 16, 2022, more than 900 people from over 100 firms from the leveraged finance and private equity communities came together for the Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma (LFFM) benefit and cocktail party. Hosted at the Museum of Modern Art, the event raised a record breaking $3 million for the Melanoma Research Alliance’s (MRA) mission to advance the world’s most innovative and promising melanoma research. “Each year, I continue to be amazed by the community’s response to this event
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Jun 10, 2022 10:35 AM ET - Blackstone leaders joined the @Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit to offer their perspective on the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change and the energy transition.
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Takeaways From the 2022 Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit Fri, 06/10/2022 - 11:35 Subheader Blackstone leaders joined the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit to offer their perspective on the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change and the energy transition. Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body About the Team Rob Camacho is Head of Asset Based Finance within Blackstone’s Structured Finance Group. Robert Horn is Global Head of the Sustainable Resources Group for Blac
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Building a Community with OUT Blackstone Thu, 06/02/2022 - 17:15 Subheader We sat down with Marshall Sprung, Chair of OUT Blackstone, to discuss how the affinity network supports employees and engages diverse groups in the communities where Blackstone works and operates. Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body The origin of OUT Blackstone “is a very Blackstone story,” says Marshall Sprung, Global Head of Compliance and Chair of OUT Blackstone, when asked how the firm’s LGBTQ+ affinity net
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New partnership provides up to $650 million to fund commercial solar projects
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May 20, 2022 9:15 AM ET - Blackstone’s investment in Medable, a leading provider of decentralized clinical trial technology, is helping get effective therapies to more patients.
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Ram Jagannath: How Medable Is Transforming Clinical Trials Fri, 05/20/2022 - 10:15 Subheader Blackstone’s investment in Medable, a leading provider of decentralized clinical trial technology, is helping get effective therapies to more patients. Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body By Ram Jagannath At Blackstone, our healthcare investments focus on scientific and technological innovations transforming the entire ecosystem, from improving patient experiences to creating new efficiencies
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How Tracking GHG Emissions Accelerates Value and Strengthens Companies Fri, 05/13/2022 - 11:10 Subheader By James Mandel and Jake Shirmer Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body The next ten years will be a critical decade to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Investors increasingly recognize the urgency of climate change and have allocated a growing amount of capital to sustainability efforts, with $500 billion dedicated to decarbonization in 2020 – double the amount invested in 20
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Link is the first industrial real estate company to receive this recognition
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Blackstone Energy Partners Announces Majority Investment in Geosyntec, Leading Global Provider of Environmental Engineering, Design, and Consulting Services Tue, 05/10/2022 - 11:40 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YORK BOCA RATON, Fla., May 10, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that Blackstone Energy Partners (“Blackstone”) has agreed to make a majority investment in Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (“Geosyntec”). Geosyntec is a leading environmenta
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Expanding Access to Clean Energy for New Jersey Communities Thu, 05/19/2022 - 13:10 Subheader Blackstone is bringing together two of its portfolio companies – Link Logistics and Altus Power – to transform empty warehouse rooftops across New Jersey into community solar projects. Type of Content Press Release Layout Featured Media Body Tackling climate change will require not just serious commitment, but significant capital – $100 trillion by 2050, according to experts’ estimates. This challenge p
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Michelle Greene Joins Board of Trustees of Blackstone Credit BDCs Tue, 05/03/2022 - 15:10 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), Blackstone Credit’s business development companies (BDCs), today announced the appointment of Michelle Greene, a leader in ESG, stakeholder capitalism and strategic sustainability implementation, to their Boards of Trustees, effectiv
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Atlantic Power Transmission LLC, a Blackstone Infrastructure Partners Portfolio Company, Announces $50 Million Commitment to New Jersey Workforce Development Mon, 05/02/2022 - 15:35 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body PRINCETON, N.J., May 2, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Atlantic Power Transmission LLC (“APT”), a Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, announces a $50 million commitment to workforce development in New Jersey. The commitment contributes towards creating a workforce hu
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James Seppala and Tim Schoen discuss BioMed Realty’s footprint in the UK and the opportunity in the life sciences real estate market in the years ahead.
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Supporting Cambridge's Life Sciences Ecosystem: Q With James Seppala and Tim Schoen Tue, 04/05/2022 - 10:15 Subheader James Seppala and Tim Schoen discuss BioMed Realty’s footprint in the UK and the opportunity in the life sciences real estate market in the years ahead. Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body Fueled by rapid innovation and rising demand, the global life sciences industry has seen significant growth over the last decade. At Blackstone, life sciences have become one of our
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-- The new program and website are designed to create conversations that will lead to new resources to support diversity, equity, inclusion and allyship within the rare disease community --
-- #RAREis webcast conversation with The Akari Foundation, Amigos Múltiplos, Child Neurology Foundation and The Sumaira Foundation to be held on Feb. 28 at 8:55 a.m. CT --
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Blackstone Real Estate Announces Formation of April Housing and Appoints Alice Carr as Chief Executive Officer Thu, 02/24/2022 - 15:55 Subheader New Company Furthers Blackstone’s Commitment to Creating and Preserving Affordable Housing Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YORK LOS ANGELES, February 24, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced its new portfolio company, April Housing, which will serve as a leading provider of solutions and capital for the
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Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Maura Pally, formerly Executive Vice President of the Clinton Foundation, is joining the firm as Executive Director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. Ms. Pally will oversee all Blackstone Charitable Foundation activity, leading strategy and integration efforts for its signature programs to support Blackstone’s goal of creating economic opportunity for under-resourced communities. This includes, among other initiatives, its signature Blackstone La
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Clinton Foundation's Maura Pally to Join Blackstone Charitable Foundation as Executive Director Tue, 02/15/2022 - 10:40 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YORK, February 15th, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Maura Pally, formerly Executive Vice President of the Clinton Foundation, is joining the firm as Executive Director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. Ms. Pally will oversee all Blackstone Charitable Foundation activity, leadin
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Blackstone Charitable Foundation Announces $40 Million Commitment to Expand Blackstone LaunchPad and Partnership With UNCF Fri, 02/11/2022 - 08:15 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YORK, February 11, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced that the Blackstone Charitable Foundation will expand its LaunchPad program to support underrepresented students and communities. Going forward, LaunchPad will focus on colleges and universities that have a majority diver
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Strata Solar Partners With Blackstone to Fund Utility Scale Solar and Battery Storage Development Wed, 02/09/2022 - 10:30 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body DURHAM, N.C., February 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Strata Solar (Strata) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Blackstone (NYSE:BX) through Blackstone Credit and its affiliates to provide Strata with $150 million of capital to help fund development, construction and ownership of utility scale solar and storage
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4th Consecutive 100% For Blackstone on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index Mon, 01/31/2022 - 11:30 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body Blackstone has achieved a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI), earning the designation as a “Best Place to Work for LGBT+ Equality” for the fourth year in a row. The HRC Foundation's Corporate Equality Index was launched in 2002 and has since become a recognized benchmarking tool for
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University of Texas Institutions Receive $5 Million to Expand Blackstone LaunchPad to Additional Campuses Mon, 02/07/2022 - 13:50 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YOR, February 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ –The Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced today the expansion of its signature Blackstone LaunchPad student entrepreneurship programming from two to eight campuses in The University of Texas System, bringing the initiative’s network and resources to a more diverse set
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Firm Intends to be a Global Leader in Providing Sustainable Finance Solutions for\rCompanies Driving the Energy Transition
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The Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s annual Season of Service initiative is in full swing!
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Blackstone Inc. announced that funds managed by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners have entered into a definitive agreement with CDPQ and Invenergy for an approximately $3 billion equity investment in Invenergy Renewables Holdings LLC.
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How Blackstone LaunchPad Is Empowering Diverse Entrepreneurs Wed, 01/26/2022 - 08:10 Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body Blackstone LaunchPad was founded in 2008 to empower student entrepreneurs as they develop their professional skills and pursue their ventures. One of LaunchPad’s key goals has been to broaden access to entrepreneurial skills for students of all backgrounds. Recognizing the lack of opportunity among diverse students in particular, LaunchPad recently committed $40 mi
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2020 On-site, Boston Public Schools (BPS), the New England College of Optometry (NECO) & Warby Parker continue their partnership with “Vision for Boston,” a program offering BPS students free, comprehensive eye examinations and corrective eyewear. 2020 On-site, the leading provider of on-site vision care, is moving forward with Boston Public Schools, the New England College of Optometry, and Warby Parker to provide free vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses to BPS children. The program,
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Latest in a Series of High-Profile Hires Augmenting Firm’s Growing ESG Team; 12 Professionals Added to ESG Team in 2021\r
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More than 750 people representing more than 80 firms from across the leveraged finance and private equity communities came together at the Museum of Modern Art for the 10th annual Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma (LFFM) benefit and cocktail party. The event raised more than $2.4 million for the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) lifesaving research program. “Each year I’m proud of and humbled by the community’s enthusiastic response to this event,” said event co-founder Jeff Rowbottom. “When Bren