Blackstone

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.

Angelo G. Acconcia

Senior Managing Director

Lionel Assant

Senior Managing Director

Gautam Banerjee

Senior Managing Director, Chairman of Blackstone Singapore

Joseph Baratta

Global Head of Private Equity

Zachary Beck

Vice President

Gideon L. Berger

Senior Managing Director

Joshua Blaine

Senior Managing Director

Gregory Blank

Managing Director

David Blitzer

Senior Managing Director

Steve Bolze

Senior Managing Director, Infrastructure

Mark Burton

Managing Director

David Calhoun

Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Portfolio Operations

Stephen Can

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Strategic Partners

Kenneth Caplan

Senior Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Blackstone Real Estate

Michael Casey

Senior Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and Business Development Real Estate

Michael Chae

Senior Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer

Frank Cohen

Senior Managing Director, Real Estate

David Corey

Managing Director

Andrew Dowler

MD of Public Affairs Group

Marcelo Fedak

Managing Director

David Flannery

Senior Managing Director

David Foley

Senior Managing Director and Global Headof Blackstone Energy Partners

Robert Galvin

CEO of Equity Healthcare and Operating Partner of Equity Healthcare

Bennett Goodman

Senior Managing Director and Founder of GSO Capital Partners

Jonathan Gray

President and Chief Operating Officer

Robert Christopher Heady

Chairman, Head of Real Estate Asia

Wallace Henderson

Senior Managing Director, Infrastructure

Tyler Henritze

Senior Managing Director, Real Estate

James Tomilson Hill

Vice Chairman President and CEO

Emily Ho

Vice President

Hilary Hung

Managing Director, Principal in the Institutional Client Solutions Group

Ram Jagannath

Senior Managing Director, Tactical Opportunities

Adam M. Jenkins

Principal of the Private Equity Group

Brendan King

Vice President

Sean Klimczak

Global Head of Infrastructure

Jonathan Korngold

Senior Managing Director and head of Growth Equity

Kathleen McCarthy

Senior Managing Director, Global Chief Operating Officer and Co-head of Real Estate

Robert McMullan

Senior Managing Director in the Institutional Client Solutions Group

Prakash Melwani

Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer

Jameson Mones

Director

M. Brian Mulroney

Director of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C

John-Paul Munfa

MD of Private Equity Group

Michael Nash

Senior Managing Director

Jan Thorsgaard Nielsen

Chief Operating Officer and Senior Managing Director

Tuhin Parikh

Senior Managing Director, Real Estate

Matthew Pedley

Senior Managing Director

Verdun S. Perry

Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Strategic Partners

Michael Petryczenko

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Stephen Plavin

Senior Managing Director, Real Estate

Jonathan Pollack

Senior Managing Director and Global Head of the Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies

Edward Rabinowitz

Vice President

Matthew Runkle

Managing Director

Daniel Santopietro

Vice President

Mustafa Siddiqui

Senior Managing Director

Neil Simpkins

Senior Managing Director

Michael Sotirhos

Senior Managing Director

Karen Sprogis

Managing Director in the Institutional Client Solutions Group

Stephen W. Sullens

Senior MD & Head of Portfolio Management

Allie Sweeney

Managing Director and Global Head of Portfolio Management for Real Estate

Eric Tam

Vice President

Chris Tynan

Senior Managing Director, Real Estate

Justin Wai

Managing Director, Real Estate Group

Peter Farrell Wallace

Senior MD of Private Equity Group

Michael Zerda

Managing Director, Head of Europe for the Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies

Howard Zhang

Managing Director

Past deals in New Jersey

Sanofi

Post in 2022
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!

Series D in 2021
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

Series E in 2015
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

Acquisition in 2015
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

Series D in 2013
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

Series C in 2010
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.

Pinnacle Foods

Acquisition in 2007
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.

Prime Hospitality Corp.

Acquisition in 2004
One of the nation's premiere lodging companies, owns, manages, develops and franchises more than 250 hotels throughout North America.

StorageApps

Venture Round in 2000
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

Venture Round in 2000
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.