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Several times a year, Blackstone surveys a subset of our private equity portfolio companies’ CEOs about the challenges and opportunities their businesses are facing. It’s just one example of how we gain insights from the scale and breadth of our ...

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12.02.2019 Insights from Blackstone’s Private Equity Portfolio Several times a year, Blackstone surveys a subset of our private equity portfolio companies’ CEOs about the challenges and opportunities their businesses are facing. It’s just one example of how we gain insights from the scale and breadth of our ...
11.18.2019 Behind the Deal: Merlin Entertainments In this episode of Behind the Deal, we sit down with Blackstone’s Global Head of Private Equity, Joe Baratta, and Senior Managing Director Peter Wallace to discuss our recent acquisition of Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in family entertainment and ...
10.24.2019 Blackstone Q3 2019 Earnings Call The podcasts contained on this page may contain dated information. Viewers are cautioned that the podcasts on this page are maintained here solely for the purposes of providing historical background about Blackstone, its business and product or service offerings. As ...
10.11.2019 The Opportunity in Life Sciences In the latest episode of the Blackstone Podcast, Nick Galakatos, Head of Blackstone Life Sciences, highlights the growing demand for capital across the life sciences industry, and how BXLS is helping bring vital but underfunded medicines and technologies to market. ...
09.13.2019 Joe Zidle: Rising Recession Risk An inverted yield curve, excess global liquidity, and ongoing trade tensions with China: Chief Investment Strategist Joe Zidle argues that these three issues are key to understanding where the global economy is headed in the coming year. Tune in to ...
05.20.2019 Joe Zidle: US-China Tariffs Both Bark and Bite In this episode of the Blackstone Podcast, Chief Investment Strategist Joe Zidle argues that the United States and China will eventually reach a trade deal, but that markets will likely experience more volatility in the interim. Click below to hear ...
04.24.2019 Joe Zidle: Finding Value Later in the Cycle with Richard Bernstein In the most recent episode of the Blackstone Podcast, Chief Investment Strategist Joe Zidle sat down with Richard Bernstein of Richard Bernstein Advisors for a wide-ranging discussion on today’s market and economic conditions. Joe and Rich covered a range of ...
03.27.2019 The GSO Quarterly Credit Brief: Catching Up on Global Markets with Joe Zidle In this episode, Dwight Scott sits down with Joe Zidle, Blackstone’s Chief Investment Strategist, to exchange views on the state of the markets and the economy. Joe discusses the durability of the current economic expansion, the continuation of dovish central ...
03.07.2019 Blackstone’s John McCormick on BAAM and the Hedge Fund Industry At-Large In the latest episode of the Blackstone Podcast, John McCormick, CEO of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, joined us for a conversation on how BAAM and the hedge fund industry have evolved in recent years. John discussed BAAM’s growth to become ...
01.16.2019 Joe Zidle: Weighing Uncertainty and Opportunity in Equity Markets with First Eagle’s Matt McLennan In the latest episode of his market commentary series on the Blackstone Podcast, investment strategist Joe Zidle sat down with First Eagle’s Matt McLennan to share where they’re seeing opportunity and risk in equity markets. The two discuss ongoing volatility, ...
01.04.2019 The GSO Quarterly Credit Brief: The U.S. middle market with Marc Wolpow of Audax This quarter, Dwight Scott and Bennett Goodman sit down with Marc Wolpow of Audax Group, a leading investor in the U.S. middle market. Dwight, Bennet and Marc discuss the evolution of this segment of the economy, the state of the ...
11.19.2018 When Credit Spreads Contradict Equity Volatility Blackstone is pleased to announce a new market commentary series on the Blackstone Podcast from investment strategist Joe Zidle. In each episode, Joe will share his insights on market trends and what investors should be looking out for in the ...
08.22.2018 Introducing GSO President Dwight Scott’s Quarterly Podcast “We think we have a great business, we think we have a diversified business and we want to tell the story of how we built that business will be a lot of fun and hopefully not just for us, but ...
07.25.2018 Joe Zidle on Trade, Capex, and his Bullish Views on Growth On this episode of the Blackstone podcast, Joe Lohrer, National Sales Manager for Private Wealth Solutions, sat down with investment strategist Joe Zidle to discuss broad trends in the market and the variety of political and economic factors that are ...
05.24.2018 Behind the Deal: Blackstone’s Thomson Reuters F&R Partnership Today, we’re launching a new series on the Blackstone podcast called “Behind the Deal” – which will take a closer at some of our firm’s most high-profile transactions, and how we partner with businesses across industries to create value and ...
04.26.2018 How Blackstone is Re-Thinking Healthcare for Our Portfolio Companies *** Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or instrument in or to participate in any trading strategy with any Blackstone fund ...
03.29.2018 Dwight Scott, President of GSO, on the Credit Market and Energy In the latest edition of the Blackstone podcast, we explore credit with GSO’s Dwight Scott. Dwight sat down with Joe Lohrer, National Sales Manager for the Private Wealth Management group to discuss dislocation in energy, rising interest rates and what ...
02.15.2018 Tony James Outlines His Plan for 'Rescuing Retirement' Over the next two decades, nearly 10,000 Americans will reach retirement age every single day. They deserve to live their golden years in dignity. Instead, many will experience a dramatic drop in their standards of living. Because of a looming ...
02.15.2018 Tony James Outlines His Plan for ‘Rescuing Retirement’ Over the next two decades, nearly 10,000 Americans will reach retirement age every single day. They deserve to live their golden years in dignity. Instead, many will experience a dramatic drop in their standards of living. Because of a looming ...
01.17.2018 Byron Wien's Ten Surprises for 2018 In this edition of the Blackstone podcast, Vice Chairman Byron Wien sat down with Head of Private Wealth Solutions and External Relations Joan Solotar to talk more about his ten surprises for 2018 – covering topics ranging from oil prices ...
01.17.2018 Byron Wien’s Ten Surprises for 2018 In this edition of the Blackstone podcast, Vice Chairman Byron Wien sat down with Head of Private Wealth Solutions and External Relations Joan Solotar to talk more about his ten surprises for 2018 – covering topics ranging from oil prices ...
12.15.2017 How Hedge Funds Can Be Built To Last Hedge funds tend to be products of a founder, tied inseparably to that person for both fundraising and strategy. As a result, the business itself doesn’t outlive the founder. It’s a cruel irony that these organizations, with such talent and ...
09.25.2017 Episode 2 - Transformational Change: How Blackstone Approaches Energy Efficiency Don Anderson, Blackstone's Chief Sustainability Officer, sits down with Christine Anderson, Global Head of Public Affairs, for episode 2 of Transformational Change – our new podcast series on the ways we think about operational improvements. Don looks at the challenges ...
09.19.2017 Vern Perry on the Evolution of Secondary Private Equity Vern Perry, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Strategic Partners, sat down to discuss the trends shaping the secondary market in our recent podcast. Vern looks at the trends behind buyers and sellers of secondary private equity today, and shares ...
09.18.2017 Vern Perry on the Evolution of Secondary Private Equity Vern Perry, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Strategic Partners, sat down to discuss the trends shaping the secondary market in our recent podcast. Vern looks at the trends behind buyers and sellers of secondary private equity today, and shares ...
06.06.2017 Episode 1 - Transformational Change: Lean Process with Dave Calhoun and Jeff Overly The first episode of ‘Transformational Change’ – our new podcast series on the ways we think about operational improvements in our portfolio companies. For our first episode, Christine Anderson, Global Head of Public Affairs, sits down with Dave Calhoun, Head ...
02.27.2017 Dave Calhoun on Creating Value through Portfolio Operations Today on the Blackstone podcast, our channel dedicated to the insights, conversations and news from across our firm, we’re sharing an interview with Dave Calhoun, head of Portfolio Operations. Dave recently sat down with Joe Lohrer from Private Wealth Solutions ...
01.27.2017 Blackstone Q4 2016 Media Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
01.26.2017 Blackstone Q4 2016 Investor Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
11.04.2016 Joe Baratta on the private equity perspective Blackstone’s Joe Baratta, Global Head of Private Equity, sat down with Christine Anderson, Global Head of Public Affairs, to discuss what he sees in across the markets today. He reflects on our current low interest rate environment, trends in the ...
10.28.2016 Tom Hill on the state of the hedge fund business today Tom Hill, President and CEO of BAAM, sat down with JoeLohrer to discuss his views on the Hedge Fund business today, discussing thestate of capital markets, trends in allocations and the future of the hedgefund industry. The views expressed in ...
09.19.2016 Byron Wien reflects on a summer of uncertainty and disruption Blackstone’s Byron Wien sat down with Joan Solotar, Head of Multi-Asset Investing, to discuss his June market commentary. The interview focused on Byron’s annual Benchmark lunches, where a panel of business leaders and thinkers gather to discuss the key issues ...
07.21.2016 Blackstone Q2 2016 Media Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
07.21.2016 Blackstone Q2 2015 Earnings Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
06.16.2016 Byron Wien discusses mentorship and the markets Blackstone’s Byron Wien sat down with Joan Solotar, Head of Multi-Asset Investing, to discuss his June market commentary. The interview was around Byron’s late mentor and his impact on Byron’s approach to investing. The views expressed in this commentary are ...
05.02.2016 Bennett Goodman on dislocation and opportunity in high-yield credit Bennett Goodman, Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder of GSO, recently spoke on the trends he sees in high-yield credit. He shared his perspectives on the high-yield market broadly (0:41), the state of the energy market (6:05), regulatory impact on high-yield ...
04.21.2016 Blackstone Q1 2016 Earnings Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
04.21.2016 Blackstone Q1 2016 Media Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
04.04.2016 How Central Banks Can Rescue the Global Economy Blackstone’s Tom Hill and Ian Morris sit down with our own Gideon Berger to discuss their recent article in Foreign Affairs. They discuss how the global economy is travelling without shock absorbers and share their bold set of policy recommendations ...
01.28.2016 Blackstone Q4 and Full Year 2015 Earnings Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund.This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities ...
01.28.2016 Blackstone Q4 and Full Year 2015 Media Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund.This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities ...
01.11.2016 Byron Wien’s 10 Surprises for 2016 Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Multi-Asset Investing at Blackstone, shares his list of Ten Surprises for 2016, the economic, financial market and political events he believes will impact the economy. Byron defines a “surprise” as an event that the average ...
10.16.2015 Blackstone Q3 2015 Earnings Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
10.16.2015 Blackstone Q3 2015 Media Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
07.16.2015 Blackstone Q2 2015 Earnings Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
07.16.2015 Blackstone Q2 2015 Media Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
04.21.2015 Blackstone Q1 2015 Earnings Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...
04.21.2015 Blackstone Q1 2015 Media Call Neither this podcast nor any of the information contained herein constitutes an offer of any Blackstone fund. This podcast may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the ...