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Blackstone is a global alternative investment firm established in 1985. &nbsp= <span style="font-size:larger;They currently have 230 billion in assets, and they went public in 2007. &nbsp;From their own description:">Purpose</span> =

<span style="colorfont-size: rgb(94, 94, 94)medium; "><span style="font-family: Georgiageorgia, Arialserif;">Blackstone's Charitable Foundation includes an "Entrepreneurship Initiative, Helvetica, sans" a part of which is their ''Blackstone LaunchPad'' program. &nbsp;From their description:</span></span><blockquote><span style="font-serifsize:medium; "><span style="font-sizefamily: 14pxgeorgia,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); line-height: 17px;">"Blackstone LaunchPad 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 a national model for more than 25 yearsfostering entrepreneurship through higher education.Based on a successful program at the&nbsp;&nbsp;Our funds include private equity funds</span>[http://www.thelaunchpad.org/ University of Miami]<span style="color: rgb(94, real estate funds94, customized hedge fund solution funds94); line-height: 17px;">, credit-oriented funds it encourages entrepreneurial thinking and activity among undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty and publicly traded closed end mutual fundsalumni for the purpose of incubating a new generation of entrepreneurs who will contribute to the economic revitalization of distressed regions.&nbsp"</span></span></span></blockquote><span style="font-size:medium; In addition"><span style="font-family:georgia, we provide investment advice serif;">The main goal is to educate and management services "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 institutional investors through be "high growth ventures" from students and building a variety network of separately managed accountsalready successful entrepreneurs around them.&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="colorfont-size: rgb(94, 94, 94)medium; "><span style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Helveticageorgia, sans-serif; font-size">They have a simple incubation process: 14px; line-height: 17px"</span></span>

#<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgiageorgia, Arialserif;">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, Helveticacompetitors, sans-serif; and the future of their product.</span></span>#<span style="font-size: 14pxmedium; line"><span style="font-heightfamily: 17pxgeorgia,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: Georgiageorgia, Arialserif;">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, Helveticafirms, sans-serif; and investors in the area.</span></span>#<span style="font-size: 14pxmedium; line"><span style="font-heightfamily: 17pxgeorgia,serif;">The program is available mostly Blackstone helps bring their product to the market, and this creates new jobs in economically depressed regions of Californiathe area, Montanaleaving a lasting, Central Florida, Pennslyvania, Ohio and Michigan.sustainable network</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&nbsp;</span>[http://www.thelaunchpad.org/ University of Miami]<span style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px">, it encourages ''Blackstone Launchpad'' also has programs which work in regions that have some pre-existing entrepreneurial thinking and activity among undergraduate . They create what they call an "Innovation Hub" in this area to coordinate resources they already have and graduate students expand them to new territories.&nbsp;''Blackstone LaunchPad'' in recent years has expanded to an international approach through developing partnerships with universities such as well as faculty Trinity College, the National University of Ireland Galway, and alumni for the purpose University College of incubating a new generation of entrepreneurs who will contribute Cork. The organization's goal is to create an unprecedented network that provides students opportunities that they wouldn't have otherwise with more unique partnerships coming in the economic revitalization of distressed regionsnear future.</span></span>

They have <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">''Blackstone LaunchPad&nbsp;''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 simple incubation process: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>

#A young entrepreneur completes a profile that al members of the Launch Pad Community can access, and they complete a = <span style="Venture Assessment Form" that illustrates the details of their expected market, competitorsfont-family: Arial, and the future of their product#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.#Blackstone does the networking and provides the student with the proper resourcessans- 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.#serif;">Blackstone helps bring their product to the market, and this creates new jobs in the area, leaving a lasting, sustainable networkLaunchpad's New Partnership</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 size:medium;"><span style="Innovation Hubfont-family:georgia,serif;" in this area >''Blackstone LaunchPad''&nbsp;is a unique resource for Universities because very few campus incubators are run by external resources. Typically, these incubators are somewhat limited to coordinate an alumni network and the resources they already have to offer, where as&nbsp;''Blackstone LaunchPad''&nbsp;has a very diverse collection of Entrepreneurial Masters to educate, coach, and expand them to new territoriesconnect students with the rest of the entrepreneurial world.&nbsp;''LaunchPad''&nbsp;offers the networking and resources that come with being a leading global venture capital firm.&nbsp;</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= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings "font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">One huge advantage to using&nbsp;''Blackstone Launchpad''&nbsp;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.&nbsp;</span></span>

Not <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Blackstone also has a lot number of organizational grants, funding the growth of entrepreneurship across the country. Many of campus incubators are run by an external resourcethese organizations either promote entrepreneurial action, provide funding and support for existing entrepreneurs, so that really makes LaunchPad stand outor educate students about entrepreneurship. &nbsp;As opposed to being generally limited to an alumni network and resources, LaunchPad offers the networking and resources of being a leading global venture capital firm.</span></span>

Blackstone also has <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><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 of entrepreneurship across the country. Many progress and performance 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= Impact Achieved For "font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Students and Campus =entrepreneurers that use VentureBoard through such an institutuion have access to mentorship opportunities, as well as resources such as a business model canvas, closed discussion boards, a search option to find potential business partners or interested parties, and other contextual resources.&nbsp; 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>

LaunchPad has a presence on campuses as follows<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>

*Florida <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color: rgb($1.4 mil0, 0, university partnership0)">Ventureboard was created by Scott Block, Justin Searles, Avi Eisenberger and Jordan Goldstein, and students at the University of Maryland College Park.&nbsp; The platform evolved to fill a gap they perceived in the ability of entreperenurially-minded students at their school to connect with one another to form successful startups.<div/span></span></divspan>*UCF*Miami

*Pennsylvania <span style="color: rgb($3 mil over 3 years0, 400,000 student outreach0)**Philadelphia**Temple*Ohio ; 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($3.2 mil over 3 years0, 720,000 student outreach0)**Kent State**Lorain Country CC**Baldwin Wallace**Case Western*Michigan ($2 mil)**Wayne State**Walsh College; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: medium;">.</span>

Blackstone predicts 200= Impact On Students and Campus =<div style="text-align: center"><br/></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff">&lt;span style="font-size:large;"</span&gt;</span>[[File:Wiki Image.png]]<br/></div><div><span style="color:#ffffff">&lt;span style="font-size:large;"</span&gt;</span><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:large">'''Recent LaunchPad Successes:'''</span></div><span style="font-family:georgia,000 student entrepreneurs, a 25%serif"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 20px">'''Q-Cigarettes&nbsp;'''</span><span style="font-size: 12pxmedium; line-height: 20px;">annual '''-&nbsp;'''</span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 20px;">Drew Park, a fourth-year medical student growth rate, at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the potential to create 2a first-year master’s student at USC’s Keck School of Medicine,600 pitched his company's unique new jobs treatment for tobacco dependence at &nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 1.3em;">Wake Forest's 2014 Retail and Health Innovation Challenge, taking home the end grand prize of it's 5 year trial period$25, which began in 2010000.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size: 12pxmedium">The following is the Kent State '''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>

[[File<span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-size:Kentmedium">'''Fever Smart -State&nbsp;'''A Penn and Wharton collaboration, non-Launchpadinvasive fever monitoring technology: Fever Smart, won $10,000 at the first "Rise Above the Rest" student speed pitch competition.jpg]]</span></span>

<span style= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus "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>

''Awaiting contact with representatives<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: georgia, serif">...and more! Click [https://blackstonelaunchpad. &nbsp;''org/ here ]for more recent success stories.</span><div></div><div></div>

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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">''Blackstone LaunchPad'Awaiting contact with representatives' 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 &nbspStatewide 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-size:medium;"><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:medium;"><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:medium;"><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:medium;"><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:medium;"><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>  <p style="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&nbsp;</span></span> = <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'''California'''</span></span> *UCLA*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   '''<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 = As posted on [http://www.blackstone.com/the-firm/overview/contact-us http://www.blackstone.com/the-firm/overview/contact-us]<div class="subContentDetail" style="margin-top: 4px; 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vertical-align: top" | <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">'''Dallas'''<br/>The Park Hill Group</span><br/>Phone: +1 214 661 8390<br/>Fax: +1 214 661 8395<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/dallas Location & Directions]<br/><br/>'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Houston</span>'''<br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">GSO Capital Partners LP</span><br/>Phone: +1 713 358 1400<br/>Fax: +1 713 358 1401<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/houston Location & Directions]<br/><br/>'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Los Angeles</span>'''<br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The Blackstone Group</span><br/>Phone: +1 310 310 6949<br/>Fax: +1 310 310 6998<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/los-angeles Location & Directions]<br/><br/>'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Menlo Park</span>'''<br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The Blackstone Group</span><br/>Phone: +1 650 798 3800<br/>Fax: +1 650 798 3801<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/menlo-park Location & Directions]<br/><br/>'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">San Francisco</span>'''<br/><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The Park Hill Group</span><br/>Phone: +1 415 276 5900<br/>Fax: +1 415 276 5919<br/>[http://blackstone.com/the-firm/our-offices/san-francisco Location & Directions] <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">'''Investor Relations'''<br/>+1 888 756 8443 (United States)<br/>+1 646 313 6590 (International)<br/>[mailto:BlackstoneInvestorRelations@blackstone.com BlackstoneInvestorRelations@blackstone.com]</span> |} <span style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">'''International&nbsp;'''</span> {| style="color: rgb(94, 94, 94); font-family: Georgia, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="525"|-| 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] &nbsp; |}   For general inquiries please contact [mailto:info@blackstone.com info@blackstone.com]. If your inquiry is associated with your desire for a position at The Blackstone Group, please visit the&nbsp;[http://blackstone.com/cps/rde/xchg/bxcom/hs/careers.htm Careers]&nbsp;page. = Contributors = [[Kyle Kopecky|Kyle Kopecky]] [[Evan Robertson|Evan Robertson]] [[RebeccaAbbott-McCune|Rebecca Abbott-McCune]]  [[Category:ResourcesOrganizations]]