= Overview =<p style="text-align: center">[[File:BlackstoneLaunch.png|frame|BlackstoneLaunch.png]]</p><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium; text-align: right">Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset investment firm founded by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter George Peterson in 1985. Blackstone currently has $311 billion in assets under management, and 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 </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. Our funds include private equity funds, real estate funds, customized hedge fund solution funds, credit-oriented funds and publicly traded closed-end mutual funds. 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 clients' 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 ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' is a </span></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">campus-based </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> <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 </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"> VentureBoard is two-sided 'Startup Data Platform', specifically oriented for universities and early stage startup ecosystems.</span></span> = <span style="font-size:larger;">Purpose</span> = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Blackstone's Charitable Foundation includes an "Entrepreneurship Initiative," a part of which is their ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' program. From their description:</span></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:medium;"><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 <br/span> [http://www.thelaunchpad.org/ University of Miami]<span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px;">, it encourages entrepreneurial thinking and activity among undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty and alumni for the purpose of incubating a new generation of entrepreneurs who will contribute to the economic revitalization of distressed regions."</span></span></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">The 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. </span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">They have a simple incubation process:</span></span> #<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">A young entrepreneur completes a profile that all members of the LaunchPad Community can access, 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:medium;"><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:medium;"><span style="font-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.</span></span>#<span style="font-size:medium;"><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>
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= Overview =
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">''Blackstone is a global alternative investment firm established Launchpad'' also has programs which work in 1985regions that have some pre-existing entrepreneurial activity. They create what they call an "Innovation Hub" in this area to coordinate resources they already have and expand them to new territories. They currently have 230 billion ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' in assetsrecent years has expanded to an international approach through developing partnerships with universities such as Trinity College, the National University of Ireland Galway, and the University College of Cork. The organization's goal is to create an unprecedented network that provides students opportunities that they went public wouldn't have otherwise with more unique partnerships coming in 2007the near future. From their own description:</span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); font-family: Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px">Blackstone is the world’s largest independent alternative asset manager, serving the investment needs of leading public pension funds, academic and charitable institutions and other investors for more than 25 years. Our funds include private equity funds, real estate funds, customized hedge fund solution funds, credit-oriented funds and publicly traded closed end mutual funds. In addition, we provide investment advice and management services to institutional investors through a variety of separately managed accounts. University Partnership Process<br/span>=
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">''Blackstone LaunchPad ''looks for university campuses with significant size (population 15,000 students or more per campus). The organization assists at all levels within the university from students and alumni to faculty and 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 develop relationships to encourage entrepreneurship with the goal of optimizing campus resources in creating the most benefit. ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' has a goal to engage at least 10% of each partner campuses student population to ensure high participation in the organization. The organization also strives to well-position itself in each of its partnership campuses to provide the most benefit to the each university from a wholesome perspective.</span></span>
= <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Blackstone Launchpad's New Partnership</span> =
<span style="font-familysize: Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serifmedium; "><span style="font-sizefamily: 14px; line-height: 17pxgeorgia,serif;">The program is available mostly in economically depressed regions As of CaliforniaOctober 17, Montana2017, Central Florida, Pennslyvania, Ohio and Michigan''Blackstone LaunchPad'' formed a new 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-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Distinct Differences From Other Offerings</span> =
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">''Blackstone LaunchPad'' is a unique resource 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 offer, where as ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' has a very diverse collection of Entrepreneurial Masters to educate, coach, and connect students with the rest of the entrepreneurial world. ''LaunchPad'' offers the networking and resources that come with being a leading global venture capital firm. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">One of the unique opportunities that the organization provides entrepreneurs is a 1-on-1 coaching model that begins with peer-to-peer and executive director or program director mentorship. As the entreprenuer's business model makes more traction, subject matter experts and other professionals are contacted to assist with mentoring.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">One huge advantage to using '''BlackStone LaunchPad Youtube VideoBlackstone Launchpad'' as a resourse rather than one's university incubator is that the risk of a technology transfer, or the act of universities providing campus resources to students with the intentions of claiming ownership to intellectual property designed by students, is eliminated. </span></span>
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= Purpose <span style="font-size:x-large;">'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial">VentureBoard: An Online Entrepreneurship Platform</span>'''</span> =
Blackstone's Charitable Foundation includes an <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"Entrepreneurship Initiative><span style="color: rgb(0, a part of which 0, 0)">VentureBoard is their Blackstone LaunchPad programan online entrepreneurship platform for students, entrepreneurers, universities, and organizations. From their description:It is the basis of ''Blackstone Launchpad's'' website, and is also available as a stand-alone product.</span></span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); font-family: georgia; font-size: 14pxmedium; line-height: 17px">Blackstone LaunchPad is a national model for fostering entrepreneurship through higher education. Based on a successful program at the </spanstyle="font-family:georgia,serif">[http://www.thelaunchpad.org/ University of Miami]<span style="color: rgb(940, 940, 940); font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px">, it encourages entrepreneurial thinking Universities and activity among undergraduate organizations that adopt VentureBoard are provided with a way to organize advising for students and graduate students aspiring (or current) entrepreneurers, as well as faculty provide resources and alumni for track the purpose progress and performance of incubating a new generation of entrepreneurs who will contribute to the economic revitalization of distressed regionstheir spin-offs and startups.</span></span></span>
Their main goal is to educate and <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="Supercharge Regional Economies.font-family:georgia,serif" 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 ><span style="high growth venturescolor: rgb(0, 0, 0)" from students >Students and building entrepreneurers that use VentureBoard through such an institutuion have access to mentorship opportunities, as well as resources such as a network of already successful entrepreneurs around thembusiness model canvas, closed discussion boards, a search option to find potential business partners or interested parties, and other contextual resources. Students and entrepreneurers can also express interest in seeking venture capital funding, alerting their mentor and institution so that they can provide potential connections.</span></span></span>
They have a simple incubation process<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Beyond Blackstone Launchpad, VentureBoard is currently used by University of Maryland College Park, NC State University and Duke University.</span></span></span>
#A young entrepreneur completes a profile that al members of the Launch Pad Community can access<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia, and they complete a serif"><span style="Venture Assessment Formcolor: rgb(0, 0, 0)" that illustrates the details of their expected market>Ventureboard was created by Scott Block, Justin Searles, competitorsAvi Eisenberger and Jordan Goldstein, and students at the future University of their product#Pair a student with a master entrepreneur Maryland College Park. The platform evolved to develop fill a business idea. These entrepreneurs can recognize great potential and gap they guide subjects through perceived in the rigorous process. The subject can meet regularly with the LaunchPad staff as well.#Blackstone does the networking and provides the student with the proper resourcesability of entreperenurially- they are able to meet a number of business leaders in minded students at their area school to recieve additional mentorship. Partnerships are also formed connect with programs, firms, and investors in the areaone another to form successful startups.#Blackstone helps bring their product to the market, and this creates new jobs in the area, leaving a lasting, sustainable network</span></span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">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: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">.</span>
= Impact On Students and Campus =
<div style="text-align: center"><br/></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff"><span style="font-size:large;"</span></span>[[File:Wiki Image.png]]<br/></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff"><span style="font-size:large;"</span></span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:large">'''Recent LaunchPad Successes:'''</span></div>
<span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 20px">'''Q-Cigarettes '''</span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 20px;">'''- '''</span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 20px;">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 </span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 1.3em;">Wake Forest's 2014 Retail and Health Innovation Challenge, taking home the grand prize of $25,000. </span></span>
Blackstone Launchpad also has programs which work in regions that have some pre<span style="font-existing entrepreneurial activity. They create what they call an family:georgia,serif"><span style="Innovation Hubfont-size:medium" in this area to coordinate resources they already have and expand them to new territories.>'''O'Dang Hummus -''' 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= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings "font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''Fever Smart - '''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>
Not a lot of campus incubators are run by an external resource<span style="font-family:georgia, so that really makes LaunchPad stand outserif"><span style="font-size:medium">'''[https://www. roarforgood.com/ Roar for Good] - As opposed to being generally limited to an alumni network and resources'''Wearable self-defense technologhy "Roar for Good" raised over $260, LaunchPad offers 000 on Kickstarter, receiving more than 4,000 orders from 47 countries around the networking and resources of being world. "Roar for Good" will also compete for a leading global venture capital firm$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>
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= Community Impact =
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">''Blackstone LaunchPad'' not only helps budding entrepreneurs; it also has a aids the local economy surrounding the university the students are attending. The ventures that students create help increase the number of Organizational Grantsjobs available in the area, funding and expand the growth network of entrepreneurship across professionals in the countryregion. Many of these organizations either promote entrepreneurial action</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, provide funding and support for existing entrepreneurs, or educate students about accelerate high-growth entrepreneurshipthroughout the nation" More details can be found at this [https://obamawhitehouse. archives.gov/economy/business/startup-america website].</span></span></span>
*<span style= Impact Achieved For Students and Campus "font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''California-''' Largest grant of $3.5 million, over 100,000 students affected within California, 350,000 students nationwide involved in networks created</span></span>
Not only does *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Montana- '''Blackstone LaunchPad help budding entrepreneursCharitable Foundation partnership with University of Montana, Montana State University and Headwaters RC&D creating 200, it aids the local economy surrounding the university the students are attending. The 000 person peer community which encompasses 150 new ventures that students create help increase the number and has generated hundreds of jobs available in the area, and expand the network of professionals in the region.<div>[[File:BlackstoneLaunchpad.jpg|border]]<br/span></divspan>LaunchPad has a presence on campuses as follows:
*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Central Florida (- '''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership established with $1.4 milmillion grant to UCF and U. Miami, university partnership)focus on entrepreneurship education in respective universities<div/span></divspan>*UCF*Miami
*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''Pennsylvania (-'''Blackstone Charitable Foundation partnership est. with $3 mil over 3 years, 40,000 student outreach)**million grant to Philadelphia**and Temple*Ohio ($3.2 mil over 3 yearsUniversity and University City Science Center, 72total of 40,000 student outreach)**Kent State**Lorain Country CC**Baldwin Wallace**Case Western*Michigan ($2 mil)**Wayne State**Walsh College836 students impacted</span></span>
Blackstone predicts 200,000 student entrepreneurs, a 25% *<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-sizefamily: 12pxgeorgia,serif;">'''Ohio-''' Blackstone Charitable Foundation created annual student growth rate, and the potential $3.2 million contribution with Burton D. Morgan Foundation to create 2be put towards numerous universities in Northeast Ohio,600 new jobs at the end of it's 5 year trial periodimpacting over 72, which began 000 students. The Burton D. Morgan Foundation invests in 2010. numerous entrepreneurially focused organizations and institutions to strengthen free enterprise</span></span>
*<span style="font-size: 12pxmedium;">The following is <span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">'''New Economy Initiative (NEI) '''(Michigan)- $2 million contribution to boost employment and restart the Kent State LaunchPad:economy specifically in Detroit after economic crises</span></span>
[[File:Kent-State-Launchpad.jpg]]
<p style= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus "text-align: center;">[[File:Kent-State-Launchpad.jpg]]</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Launch Pad at Kent State University</span></span></p>
= <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:larger;">Schools and associations with Blackstone LaunchPad Program: </span></span> =
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''California'''</span></span>
*UCLA
*UC Irvine
*USC
*Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''Connecticut'''</span></span> *Trinity College <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''Florida'''</span></span> *University of Central Florida <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''Michigan'''</span></span> *Wayne State University <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''Montana'''</span></span>
*University of Montana
*Montana State University
'''Florida'''
*University of Central Florida
'''<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
*Philadelphia University
'''Ohio'''
*Kent State University
*Lorain County Community College
*Baldwin Wallace University
*Case Western Reserve University
'''Michigan<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
*Wayne State University<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>*Walsh College= Blackstone LaunchPad Contact =
All Alisha Slye - Global Director of these schools offer the Blackstone LaunchPad program and interested students can follow the multi-step process above to get involved.
= Contact Information =Email: Alisha.Slye@blackstone.com
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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/> <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/> <br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Park Hill Group</span><br/>Phone: +44 (0)20 7451 4000<br/>Fax: +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 <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 <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 [mailto:info@blackstone.com info@blackstone.com].
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= Contributors = [[Kyle Kopecky|Kyle Kopecky]] [[Evan Robertson|Evan Robertson]] [[RebeccaAbbott-McCune|Rebecca Abbott-McCune]] [[Category:ResourcesOrganizations]]