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<p style="text-align: center;">[[File:BlackstoneLBLBlackstoneLaunch.jpgpng|frame|BlackstoneLaunch.png]]</p><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium; text-align: right;">Blackstone is a global the world's largest alternative asset investment firm established founded by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter George Peterson in 1985. &nbsp;They Blackstone currently have 230 has $311 billion in assetsunder management, and they went released an initial public offering in 2007. From its own description:</span><blockquote><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px">"Blackstone is the world’s largest independent alternative asset manager, serving the investment needs of leading&nbsp;From </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px; font-size: medium; font-family: georgia, serif">public pension funds, academic and charitable institutions and other investors for more than 25 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our funds include private equity funds, real estate funds, customized hedge fund solution funds, credit-oriented funds and publicly traded closed-end mutual funds.&nbsp; In addition, we provide investment advice and management services to institutional investors through a variety of separately managed accounts. "</span></blockquote><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">The firm's culture of incorporating entreprenuerial elements began with the firm's founders and has continued to evolve through Blackstone's business units being very entrepreneurial in the way in which they provide solutions to their own descriptionclients' needs. The Blackstone Charitable Foundation created the ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' organization in 2008 and was modeled after a successful entreprenurship program at the University of Miami. The&nbsp;''Blackstone LaunchPad'' is a&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">campus-based&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">entrepreneurship program, accessible by over 600,000 students globally, designed to support and mentor students, staff and alumni - regardless of major, experience or discipline.</span></span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="line-height: 17px">This program is available mostly in economically depressed regions of California, Montana, Central Florida, Pennslyvania, Ohio and Michigan. Blackstone&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">recently partnered with VentureBoard to supply services for the ''LaunchPad'' program.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">&nbsp;VentureBoard is two-sided 'Startup Data Platform', specifically oriented for universities and early stage startup ecosystems.</span></span>

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:mediumlarger;"><span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px;">"Blackstone is the world’s largest independent alternative asset manager, serving the investment needs of leading&nbsp;</span></span>Purpose</span><span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px; font-size: medium; font-family: georgia, serif;">public pension funds, academic and charitable institutions and other investors for more than 25 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our funds include private equity funds, real estate funds, customized hedge fund solution funds, credit-oriented funds and publicly traded closed-end mutual funds.&nbsp; In addition, we provide investment advice and management services to institutional investors through a variety of separately managed accounts. "</span>

#<span style="font-familysize:georgia,serifmedium;"><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumgeorgia,serif;">Blackstone A young entrepreneur completes a profile that all members of the LaunchPad is Community can access, and they complete a&nbsp;"Venture Assessment Form" that illustrates the details of their expected market, competitors, and the future of their product.</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">#<span style="font-size:medium;">campus based&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">entrepreneurship program, accessible by over 500K students globally, designed Pair a student with a master entrepreneur to support develop a business idea. These entrepreneurs can recognize great potential and mentor students, they guide subjects through the rigorous process. The subject can meet regularly with the LaunchPad staff and alumni - regardless of major, experience or disciplineas well.</span></span>&nbsp;#<span style="font-familysize:georgia,serifmedium;"><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumgeorgia,serif;"><span style="lineBlackstone does the networking and provides the student with the proper resources -height: 17px;">This program is available mostly they are able to meet a number of business leaders in economically depressed regions of California, Montana, Central Floridatheir area to recieve additional mentorship. Partnerships are also formed with programs, Pennslyvaniafirms, Ohio and Michiganinvestors in the area. Blackstone&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">#<span style="font-size:medium;">recently partnered with VentureBoard to supply services f or the LaunchPad program.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">&nbsp;VentureBoard is two-sided 'Startup Data Platform'Blackstone helps bring their product to the market, specifically oriented for universities and early stage startup ecosystems.this creates new jobs in the area, leaving a lasting, sustainable network</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">''BlackstoneLaunchpad's Charitable Foundation includes ' also has programs which work in regions that have some pre-existing entrepreneurial activity. They create what they call an "Entrepreneurship InitiativeInnovation Hub"in this area to coordinate resources they already have and expand them to new territories.&nbsp;''Blackstone LaunchPad'' in recent years has expanded to an international approach through developing partnerships with universities such as Trinity College, the National University of Ireland Galway, a part and the University College of which Cork. The organization's goal is their Blackstone LaunchPad programto create an unprecedented network that provides students opportunities that they wouldn't have otherwise with more unique partnerships coming in the near future. &nbsp;From their description:</span></span> = Blackstone University Partnership Process<br/> =

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px;">"''Blackstone LaunchPad is a national model for fostering entrepreneurship through higher education. Based on a successful program at the&nbsp;</span>[http://www.thelaunchpad.org/ University of Miami]<span style="color: rgb''looks for university campuses with significant size (94population 15, 94, 94000 students or more per campus); line-height: 17px;">, it encourages entrepreneurial thinking . The organization assists at all levels within the university from students and activity among undergraduate alumni to faculty and graduate students as well as faculty staff in providing a entreprenuership-focused campus. ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' provides campuses with the initial stake in the ground that helps various departments on the campus engage and alumni for develop relationships to encourage entrepreneurship with the purpose goal of incubating optimizing campus resources in creating the most benefit. ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' has a new generation goal to engage at least 10% of entrepreneurs who will contribute each partner campuses student population to ensure high participation in the economic revitalization organization. The organization also strives to well-position itself in each of distressed regionsits partnership campuses to provide the most benefit to the each university from a wholesome perspective."</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgiaArial,sans-serif;">Their main goal is to educate and "Supercharge Regional Economies." They do this by focusing on areas in which the entrepreneurial ecosystem is underdeveloped. They connect these regions with an influx of what they consider to be "high growth ventures" from students and building a network of already successful entrepreneurs around them.&nbsp;</span>Blackstone Launchpad's New Partnership</span>=

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">They have As of October 17, 2017, ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' formed a simple incubation processnew strategic partnership with TechStars to further assist entreprenuers with reaching their goals. The new partnership is called the ''Blackstone LaunchPad TechStars Training Camp ''that will support top performing Blackstone LaunchPad ventures. More information about the new partnership can be found [http://events.techstars.com/blackstone-launchpad here].</span></span>

#<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">A young entrepreneur completes a profile that all members of the Launch Pad Community can accessArial, and they complete a "Venture Assessment Form" that illustrates the details of their expected market, competitors, and the future of their product</span></span>#<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Pair a student with a master entrepreneur to develop a business idea. These entrepreneurs can recognize great potential and they guide subjects through the rigorous process. The subject can meet regularly with the LaunchPad staff as well.</span></span>#<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="fontsans-family:georgia,serif;">Blackstone does the networking and provides the student with the proper resources- they are able to meet a number of business leaders in their area to recieve additional mentorship. Partnerships are also formed with programs, firms, and investors in the area.Distinct Differences From Other Offerings</span></span>#<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Blackstone helps bring their product to the market, and this creates new jobs in the area, leaving a lasting, sustainable network</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Blackstone Launchpad also has programs which work in regions that have some pre-existing a number of organizational grants, funding the growth of entrepreneurship across the country. Many of these organizations either promote entrepreneurial activity. They create what they call an "Innovation Hub" in this area to coordinate resources they already have action, provide funding and expand them to new territoriessupport for existing entrepreneurs, or educate students about entrepreneurship.&nbsp;</span></span>

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings <span style="font-size:x-large;">'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial">VentureBoard: An Online Entrepreneurship Platform</span>'''</span> =

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Blackstone LaunchPad <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">VentureBoard is a unique resource an online entrepreneurship platform for Universities because very few campus incubators are run by external resources. Typically, these incubators are somewhat limited to an alumni network and the resources they have to offerstudents, where as Blackstone LaunchPad has a very diverse collection of Entrepreneurial Masters to educateentrepreneurers, coachuniversities, and connect students with organizations.&nbsp; It is the rest basis of the entrepreneurial world. LaunchPad offers the networking ''Blackstone Launchpad's'' website, and resources of being is also available as a leading global venture capital firmstand-alone product.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Blackstone also has <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Universities and organizations that adopt VentureBoard are provided with a number of Organizational Grantsway to organize advising for students and aspiring (or current) entrepreneurers, funding as well as provide resources and track the growth progress and performance of entrepreneurship across the country. Many of these organizations either promote entrepreneurial action, provide funding their spin-offs and support for existing entrepreneurs, or educate students about entrepreneurshipstartups.&nbsp;</span></span></span>

== <span style="font-size:largermedium;">'''<span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Ventureboard was created by Scott Block, Justin Searles, Avi Eisenberger and Jordan Goldstein, and students at the University of Maryland College Park.&nbsp; fontThe platform evolved to fill a gap they perceived in the ability of entreperenurially-family: Arial;"minded students at their school to connect with one another to form successful startups.</span>VentureBoard An Online Platform</span>'''</span> ==

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size:largermedium;">More information can be found on VentureBoard'''s website, at </span>[http://ventureboard.co ventureboard.co]<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arialgeorgia, serif; font-size: medium;">Information about venture board</span>'''.</span>

<div style="text-align: center;">{{#Widget:Youtube|id=<br/></div><div></div><div></spandiv><div>-pqQ9cFpOVw<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial#ffffff">&lt; span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105pxlarge; line-height: 28px"</span&gt; white-space</span>[[File: pre-wrap;">}}Wiki Image.png]]<br/></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff">&lt;span style="font-size:large;"</span&gt;</divspan><divbr/></div><div><span style="font-size:large;">'''Recent LaunchPad Successes:'''</span><br/></div><div<br/></divspan style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium;line-height: 20px">'''Q-Cigarettes -&nbsp;'''</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-familysize: minion-pro, serifmedium; line-height: 20px; background">'''-color: rgb(238, 238, 238)&nbsp;">Drew Park'''</span></span>http://universityinnovation.org/images/9/9c/Wiki_Graphic.png<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px;">'''Q-Cigarettes -&nbsp;'''Drew Park, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and a first-year master’s student at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, pitched his company's unique new treatment for tobacco dependence at&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(52, 52, 52); line-height: 1.3em;">Wake Forest's 2014 Retail and Health Innovation Challenge, taking home the grand prize of $25,000. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br/span> <span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''O'Dang Hummus -'''&nbsp;After winning $15,000 at a Blackstone LaunchPad Demo Day, Jesse Wolfe, a University of Central Florida student, landed a deal with supermarket chain Publix, which will now carry his new salad dressing product.</span></span> <span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''Fever Smart -&nbsp;'''A Penn and Wharton collaboration, non-invasive fever monitoring technology: Fever Smart, won $10,000 at the first "Rise Above the Rest" student speed pitch competition.</span></span> <span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''[https://www.roarforgood.com/ Roar for Good] -&nbsp;'''Wearable self-defense technologhy "Roar for Good" raised over $260,000 on Kickstarter, receiving more than 4,000 orders from 47 countries around the world.&nbsp; "Roar for Good" will also compete for a $70,000 grand prize at the SBA InnovateHer Challenge Competition in March.</span></span> <span style="font-size: medium; font-family: georgia, serif">...and more! Click [https://blackstonelaunchpad.org/ here ]for more recent success stories.</span><div></div><div></div> = Community Impact = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">''Blackstone LaunchPad'' not only helps budding entrepreneurs; it also aids the local economy surrounding the university the students are attending. The ventures that students create help increase the number of jobs available in the area, and expand the network of professionals in the region.</span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Nationwide & Statewide Impacts:'''</span></div>*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''White House's Startup America Initiative- "'''<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px;">Startup America is a White House initiative that was launched to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation" More details can be found at this [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/economy/business/startup-america website].</span></span></span> *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''California-'''&nbsp;Largest grant of $3.5 million, over 100,000 students affected within California, 350,000 students nationwide involved in networks created</span></span>

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 52); linefont-heightfamily: 1.3em; background-color: rgb(238georgia, 238, 238)serif;"></span>'''O'Dang Hummus Montana-&nbsp;'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership with University of Montana, Montana State University and Headwaters RC&nbsp;A University D creating 200,000 person peer community which encompasses 150 new ventures and has generated hundreds of Central Florida student known for his hummus landed a deal with supermarket chain Publixjobs</span></span><div><span style="font-size:large;"></span></div><div>= <span style="font-size:x-large;"></span><br/> =

= *<span style="font-size:xmedium;"><span style="font-largefamily:georgia,serif;">Community Impact'''Central Florida-&nbsp;'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership established with $1.4 million grant to UCF and U. Miami, focus on entrepreneurship education in respective universities</span></span> =

<span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Not only does Blackstone LaunchPad help budding entrepreneurs, it aids the local economy surrounding the university the students are attending. The ventures that students create help increase the number of jobs available in the area, and expand the network of professionals in the region.</span></span><div><br/></div></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:larger;">'''Nationwide & Statewide Impacts:'''</span></div>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''White House's Startup America Initiative- "'''<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px;">Startup America is a White House initiative that was launched to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation" More details can be found at the website-&nbsp;</span>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/economy/business/startup-america http://www.whitehouse.gov/economy/business/startup-america]</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''California-'''&nbsp;Largest grant of $3.5 million, over 100,000 students affected within California, 350,000 students nationwide involved in networks created</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Montana-&nbsp;'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership with University of Montana, Montana State University and Headwaters RC&D creating 200,000 person peer community which encompasses 150 new ventures and has generated hundreds of jobs</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Central Florida-&nbsp;'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership established with $1.4 million grant to UCF and U. Miami, focus on entrepreneurship education in respective universities</span></span>*<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Pennsylvania-'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership est. with $3 million grant to Philadelphia and Temple University and University City Science Center, total of 40,836 students impacted</span></span> *<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Ohio-'''&nbsp;Blackstone Charitable Foundation created annual $3.2 million contribution with Burton D. Morgan Foundation to be put towards numerous universities in Northeast Ohio, impacting over 72,000 students. The Burton D. Morgan Foundation invests in numerous entrepreneurially focused organizations and institutions to strengthen free enterprise</span></span> *<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''New Economy Initiative (NEI)&nbsp;'''(Michigan)- $2 million contribution to boost employment and restart the economy specifically in Detroit after economic crises</span></span>

= <span style="font-sizefamily:xarial,helvetica,sans-largeserif;"><span style="font-familysize: georgia, seriflarger;">Schools and associations with Blackstone LaunchPad Program&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</span> =

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgiaarial,helvetica, sans-serif;">'''California'''</span></span>

*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">UCLA</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">UC Irvine</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">USC</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation</span></span>

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgiaarial,helvetica, sans-serif;">'''FloridaConnecticut'''</span></span>

*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">University of Central Florida</span></span>Trinity College

<span style="font-size:largermedium;"><span style="font-family:georgiaarial,helvetica, sans-serif;">'''OhioFlorida'''</span></span>

*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Kent State University</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Lorain County Community College</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Baldwin Wallace University</span></span>*<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Case Western Reserve University</span></span>of Central Florida

<span style="font-size:largemedium;"><span style="font-family: georgiaarial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter sucess stories here.'''Montana'''</span></span>

*University of Montana*Montana State University   '''<span style= "font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">New York</span></span>''' *Cornell University*New York University*Syracuse University*University at Albany*University at Buffalo   <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''Pennsylvania'''</span></span> *Temple University*University City Science Center*Philadelphia University   '''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">South Carolina</span></span>''' *'''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"></span></span>'''University of South Carolina   '''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Texas</span></span>''' *'''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"></span></span>'''Texas A&M*University of Texas at Austin*University of Texas at Dallas   '''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;">Ireland</span></span>''' *NUI Galway Students' Union*University College Cork   <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All of these schools offer the Blackstone LaunchPad program and interested students can follow the multi-step process listed above to get involved.</span></span> = Blackstone LaunchPad Contact = Alisha Slye - Global Director of Blackstone LaunchPad Email: Alisha.Slye@blackstone.com = Blackstone Contact Information - Contact Us =

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| style="width: 260.6666564941406px; vertical-align: top;" | <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''London'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group International<br/>Partners LLP</span><br/>Phone: +44 (0)20 7451 4000<br/>Fax: +44 (0)20 7451 4001<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/london-bsg Location & Directions]<br/>&nbsp;<br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">GSO Capital Partners LP</span><br/>Phone: +44 (0)20 7758 9000<br/>Fax: +44 (0)20 7758 9098 or 9099<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/london-gso Location & Directions]<br/>&nbsp;<br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Park Hill Group</span><br/>Phone:&nbsp; +44 (0)20 7451 4000<br/>Fax:&nbsp; +44 (0)20 7451 4091<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/london-park-hill Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Beijing'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group</span><br/>Phone: +86 10 6649 (7300)<br/>Fax: +86 10 6649 (7301) Private Equity<br/>Fax: +86 10 6649 (7310) Corporate Advisory<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/beijing Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Dubai'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group International<br/>Partners LLP</span><br/>Phone: +971 (0)4 401 9203<br/>Fax: +971 (0)4 401 9201<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/dubai Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Dublin'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Harbourmaster Capital Management Ltd</span><br/>Phone: +353 1 436 0100&nbsp;<br/>Fax: +353 1 436 0101<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/dublin Location & Directions]<br/><br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Düsseldorf'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group Germany GmbH</span><br/>Phone: +49 211 8628400<br/>Fax: +49 211 8628401<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/dusseldorf Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Hong Kong'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group (HK) Limited</span><br/>Phone: +852 3656 8600<br/>Fax: +852 3656 8601<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/hong-kong Location & Directions]

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Istanbul'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group International<br/>Partners LLP</span><br/>Phone: +971 (0) 4 401 9203&nbsp;<br/>Fax: +971 (0) 4 401 9201<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/istanbul Location & Directions]

| style="width: 259.3333435058594px; vertical-align: top;" | <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Mumbai'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Blackstone Advisors India Private Ltd.</span><br/>Phone: +91 (0)22 6752 8500<br/>Fax: +91 (0)22 6752 8531<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/mumbai-advisors Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Blackstone Fund Services India Private Ltd.</span><br/>Phone: +91 (0)22 6752 8520<br/>Fax: +91 (0)22 6752 8530<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/mumbai-fund-services Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Paris'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group International<br/>Partners LLP</span><br/>Phone: +33 (0)1 56 69 16 30<br/>Fax: +33 (0)1 56 69 16 31<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/paris Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Shanghai'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group</span><br/>Phone: +86 21 6169 8188<br/>Fax: +86 21 6169 8189<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/shanghai Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Seoul'''<br/>Areof Services Limited</span><br/>Phone: +82 (2) 2198 2000<br/>Fax: +82 (2) 2198 2010<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/seoul Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Singapore'''<br/>Blackstone Real Estate Asia Pte Ltd.</span><br/>Phone: +65 (6850) 7500<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/singapore Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Sydney'''<br/>The Blackstone Group</span><br/>Phone: +61 2 8016 7200<br/>Fax: +61 2 8016 7201<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/sydney Location & Directions]<br/><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Tokyo'''</span><br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Blackstone Group Japan K.K.</span><br/>Phone: +81 (03) 4577 8400<br/>Fax: +81 (03) 4577 8401<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/tokyo Location & Directions]

For general inquiries please contact us at&nbsp;[mailto:info@blackstone.com info@blackstone.com].

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