Blackstone is a global investment and advisory firm that specializes in alternative asset management, serving a diverse range of institutional clients, including pension funds, endowments, and insurance companies. Founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson, the firm has grown to employ nearly 1,800 people across 24 offices worldwide. Blackstone manages a broad portfolio that encompasses private equity, real estate, credit, and hedge fund investments, preserving and protecting significant assets for its clients. The firm's investment strategies are informed by thorough qualitative and quantitative analysis, focusing on creating long-term value for stakeholders. Additionally, Blackstone operates in the life sciences sector, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to address funding gaps in bringing innovative healthcare solutions to market. The firm emphasizes a strong partnership culture and integrity in its operations, striving to deliver exceptional performance across its diverse investment vehicles.
Sanofi is a global healthcare company headquartered in Paris, France, engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a wide range of therapeutic solutions. The company specializes in areas such as diabetes, oncology, neurology, immunology, and rare diseases. Its product portfolio includes prescription medications for conditions like multiple sclerosis, hemophilia, and various cancers, as well as diabetes treatments and cardiovascular drugs. Sanofi also offers vaccines and over-the-counter products for allergies, pain, and respiratory issues. The company has undergone significant transformations, including mergers that have shaped its current identity, and it operates in over 100 countries worldwide. Sanofi collaborates with various organizations to enhance its research and development efforts, aiming to provide innovative treatments that address patient needs.
Weee!, Inc. is an online grocery retailer based in Fremont, California, specializing in products for Chinese families and the broader Asian community. Founded in 2015, the company offers a wide range of items including fruits, vegetables, seafood, snacks, beauty products, and daily necessities. Weee! serves customers across several major metropolitan areas, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, and New Jersey. The platform combines eCommerce and grocery delivery, focusing on Asian specialty products and staples, making it a significant player in the online grocery market.
Rive Technology is a clean energy company focused on advancing catalyst technology for petroleum refining. The company has developed a proprietary catalyst, originally invented at MIT, that enhances the efficiency of traditional zeolite catalysts. This innovation allows for improved access to large hydrocarbon molecules, significantly increasing the yield of gasoline and diesel fuel produced from each barrel of crude oil. Rive's catalyst is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing refinery operations, enabling refiners to boost production and profitability without requiring substantial capital investment. By optimizing diffusion-limited reactions, Rive Technology aims to transform the petroleum refining process and contribute to more sustainable energy solutions.
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on Providing Real Estate to the Life Science Industry®. The company's tenants primarily include biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, scientific research institutions, government agencies and other entities involved in the life science industry. BioMed owns or has interests in properties comprising approximately 12.5 million rentable square feet. The company's properties are located predominantly in the major U.S. life science markets of Boston, San Francisco, Maryland, San Diego, New York/New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Seattle, which have well-established reputations as centers for scientific research.
Rive Technology is a clean energy company focused on advancing catalyst technology for petroleum refining. The company has developed a proprietary catalyst, originally invented at MIT, that enhances the efficiency of traditional zeolite catalysts. This innovation allows for improved access to large hydrocarbon molecules, significantly increasing the yield of gasoline and diesel fuel produced from each barrel of crude oil. Rive's catalyst is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing refinery operations, enabling refiners to boost production and profitability without requiring substantial capital investment. By optimizing diffusion-limited reactions, Rive Technology aims to transform the petroleum refining process and contribute to more sustainable energy solutions.
Rive Technology is a clean energy company focused on advancing catalyst technology for petroleum refining. The company has developed a proprietary catalyst, originally invented at MIT, that enhances the efficiency of traditional zeolite catalysts. This innovation allows for improved access to large hydrocarbon molecules, significantly increasing the yield of gasoline and diesel fuel produced from each barrel of crude oil. Rive's catalyst is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing refinery operations, enabling refiners to boost production and profitability without requiring substantial capital investment. By optimizing diffusion-limited reactions, Rive Technology aims to transform the petroleum refining process and contribute to more sustainable energy solutions.
Millions of times a day, in more than 85% of American households, consumers reach for Pinnacle Foods brands. Pinnacle Foods Group, headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, employs more than 4,300 employees in North America and is ranked on Fortune Magazine’s 2011 Top 1000 companies list.
StorageApps develops and markets network storage solutions products. The company's solutions enables interoperability with storage and server products, deployment of storage networks, centralized management of storage networks, virtualization of storage capacity, point-in-time imaging of live data, and remote data mirroring. StorageApps was formerly kwon as RAID Power Services. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
Toys “R” Us Inc. is a leading toy and baby products retailer, offering a wide range of products globally. The company started off as a supermarket for children by Charles Lazarus in 1948 providing baby furniture. The company retails toys, clothing and baby products in over 1,700 stores around the world. The company employees over 70,000 people worldwide and reported over US$ 13 billion in revenue in 2013.