1985 Blackstone was founded by Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman
1) 1989, Blackstone acquired CNW Corporation.
2) 1990 Blackstone acquired a 65% interest in Prime Motor Inn's Ramada and Howard Johnson franchises for $140 million
3) 1991, Blackstone added Days Inns of America for $250 million
Blackstone acquired the following
4) 1991 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
5) 1991 Six Flags
6) 1994 US Radio
7) 1995 Centerplate
8) 1996 MEGA Brands
9) 1996, Blackstone made a $295 million buyout of Prime Succession
10) 1997, Blackstone invested in Allied Waste
11) 1998, Blackstone sold a 7% interest in AIG,
12) 1999, Blackstone acquired Browning-Ferris Industries.
Blackstone's acquired the following,
13) 1996 AMF Group
14) 1997 Haynes International
15) 1997 American Axle
16) 1997 Premcor
17) 1998 CommNet Cellular
18) 1998 Graham Packaging
19) 1999 Centennial Communications
20) 1999 Bresnan Communications
21) 1999 PAETEC Holding Corp.
1998 Blackstone bought the Watergate complex for $39 million and sold it to Monument Reality in August 2004
22) 2000, Blackstone acquired 7 World Trade Center
23) 2002, Blackstone acquired Houghton Mifflin Company for $1.28 billion.
24) 2002, Blackstone acquired TRW Automotive in a $4.7 billion buyout,
25) 2002 Blackstone purchased Columbia House,
26) 2005, Blackstone made a buyout of SunGard in a transaction valued at $11.3 billion
27) 2005. Blackstone acquired La Quinta Inns & Suites
28) : 2005 Blackstone, acquired Tele-Denmark Communications for approximately $11 billion.
29) 2005 Blackstone completed the $37.7 billion acquisition of the EQ Office
30) 2006 Blackstone completed the $17.6 billion takeover of the Freescale Semiconductor
31) 2006 Blackstone, acquired Michaels for $6.0 billion
32) 2006 Blackstone acquired Nielsen Holdings
33) 2006 Blackstone, acquired Orangina, for €1.85 billion
34) 2006 Blackstone, acquired Travelport, for $4.3 billion
35) 2006 Blackstone acquired the British biscuit producer
36) 2006 Blackstone acquired the RGIS Inventory Specialists
37) 2007 Blackstone acquired Biomet,for $10.9 billion.
38) 2007 Blackstone made $26 billion buyout of Hilton Hotels Corporation
2007, Blackstone acquired Alliant Insurance Services, The company was sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 2012.
39) 2008 Blackstone acquired Financial Guaranty Insurance Company alongside PMI Group, The Cypress Group and CIVC Partners.
40) 2008, Blackstone acquired Harrah's Entertainment,
41) 2008, Blackstone acquired AlliedBarton
42) 2008, Blackstone acquired Performance Food Group
43) 2008, Blackstone acquired Apria Healthcare
44) 2008, Blackstone acquired CMS Computers.
2008, Blackstone acquired The Weather Channel for $3.5 billion. In 2015, the digital assets were sold to IBM for $2 billion. In 2018, the remainder of the company was sold to Byron Allen for $300 million.
45) 2009, Blackstone acquired Busch Entertainment Corporation $2.9 billion.
2011, Blackstone acquired Centro Properties Group and Blackstone sold its remaining interest in the company in August 2016.
46) 2011, Blackstone acquired Emdeon for $3 billion.
47) 2011, Blackstone Group LP acquired Jack Wolfskin
48) 2012, Blackstone acquired G6 Hospitality, operator of Motel 6 & Studio 6 motels for $1.9 billion.
49) 2012, Blackstone acquired Vivint Solar, and 2GIG Technologies.] In 2013, 2GIG was flipped to Nortek Security & Control, LLC for $135M
50) 2013, Blackstone acquired from First Potomac Realty Trust for $241.5 million.
51) 2013, Blackstone acquired ThoughtFocus Technologies LLC,
52) 2014, Blackstone purchased a 20% stake in Versace for €150 million.
53) 2014, Blackstone Group acquired the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas resort for $1.73 billion.
54) 2014, Blackstone acquired Shell Oil's 50% stake in a shale-gas field in the Haynesville Shale for $1.2 billion.
55) 2015, Blackstone acquired the Willis Tower in Chicago for $1.3 billion.
56) 2015, Blackstone acquired Excel Trust, , for $2 billion.
57) 2016, Blackstone acquired BioMed Realty Trust for $8 billion.
58) 2016, Blackstone sold four office buildings to Douglas Emmett for $1.34 billion.
59) 2016, Blackstone acquired 84 percent of Mphasis.
60) 2017, Blackstone acquired SESAC
61) 2017, Blackstone acquired Alight Solutions.for $4.3 billion
62) 2017, Blackstone acquired The Office Group, for $640 million.
63) 2017, Blackstone acquired Leonard Green & Partners.
64) 2018, Blackstone acquired Pure Industrial, for C$2.5 billion.
65) 2018, Blackstone acquired agreement for 55% of Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk unit for $20 billion
66) 2018, Blackstone acquired Cabot Properties for $1.8 billion
67) 2018, Blackstone acquired Rockpoint Group.
68) 2018 Blackstone acquires Luminor Bank
69) 2018, Blackstone acquired Clarus for$2.6 billion.
70) 2019, Blackstone acquired Yankee Global Enterprises
71) 2019, Blackstone, acquired Essel Propack for $310 million.
72) 2019, Blackstone acquired Merlin Entertainment, for £5.9 billion (about $7.5 billion).
73) 2019, Blackstone acquired Vungle Inc
74) 2019, Blackstone acquired Great Wolf Resorts for $2.9 billion
75) 2019, Blackstone Group acquired MagicLab,
76) 2019 Blackstone Group acquired Ryka Commercial Ventures Pvt. Ltd for $167 million
77) 2019, Blackstone. acquired the Bellagio resort
78) 2019, Blackstone acquired Ferring.
79) 2020, Blackstone acquired HealthEdge, for $700 million
80) 2020, Blackstone acquired Oatly, for a 7% stake for US$200m
81) 2020, Blackstone acquired in Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion
82) 2020, Blackstone acquired Takeda Consumer Healthcare for $2.3 billion.
83) 2020, Blackstone acquired Liftoff for $400 million
84) 2021, Blackstone acquired Bourne Leisure for £3 billion.
85) 2021, Blackstone acquired Crown Resorts, for $6.2 billion
86) 2021, Blackstone acquired eOne music for $385 million.
87) 2021, Blackstone acquired Aria Resort and Casino and Vdara for $3.89 billion
88) 2021, Blackstone acquired 9.9% of AIG’s for $2.2 billion cash,
89) 2021, the Blackstone Group acquired Spanx, Inc. for 1.2 billion US-Dollar.
90) 2022 Blackstone acquired Crown Resorts for US$6.6 billion
91) 2022, Blackstone acquired American Campus Communities, Inc. for $13 billion
92) 2022, Blackstone acquired PS Business Parks for $7.6 billion.
1) 1989, Blackstone acquired CNW Corporation.
2) 1990 Blackstone acquired a 65% interest in Prime Motor Inn's Ramada and Howard Johnson franchises for $140 million
3) 1991, Blackstone added Days Inns of America for $250 million
Blackstone acquired the following
4) 1991 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
5) 1991 Six Flags
6) 1994 US Radio
7) 1995 Centerplate
8) 1996 MEGA Brands
9) 1996, Blackstone made a $295 million buyout of Prime Succession
10) 1997, Blackstone invested in Allied Waste
11) 1998, Blackstone sold a 7% interest in AIG,
12) 1999, Blackstone acquired Browning-Ferris Industries.
Blackstone's acquired the following,
13) 1996 AMF Group
14) 1997 Haynes International
15) 1997 American Axle
16) 1997 Premcor
17) 1998 CommNet Cellular
18) 1998 Graham Packaging
19) 1999 Centennial Communications
20) 1999 Bresnan Communications
21) 1999 PAETEC Holding Corp.
1998 Blackstone bought the Watergate complex for $39 million and sold it to Monument Reality in August 2004
22) 2000, Blackstone acquired 7 World Trade Center
23) 2002, Blackstone acquired Houghton Mifflin Company for $1.28 billion.
24) 2002, Blackstone acquired TRW Automotive in a $4.7 billion buyout,
25) 2002 Blackstone purchased Columbia House,
26) 2005, Blackstone made a buyout of SunGard in a transaction valued at $11.3 billion
27) 2005. Blackstone acquired La Quinta Inns & Suites
28) : 2005 Blackstone, acquired Tele-Denmark Communications for approximately $11 billion.
29) 2005 Blackstone completed the $37.7 billion acquisition of the EQ Office
30) 2006 Blackstone completed the $17.6 billion takeover of the Freescale Semiconductor
31) 2006 Blackstone, acquired Michaels for $6.0 billion
32) 2006 Blackstone acquired Nielsen Holdings
33) 2006 Blackstone, acquired Orangina, for €1.85 billion
34) 2006 Blackstone, acquired Travelport, for $4.3 billion
35) 2006 Blackstone acquired the British biscuit producer
36) 2006 Blackstone acquired the RGIS Inventory Specialists
37) 2007 Blackstone acquired Biomet,for $10.9 billion.
38) 2007 Blackstone made $26 billion buyout of Hilton Hotels Corporation
2007, Blackstone acquired Alliant Insurance Services, The company was sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 2012.
39) 2008 Blackstone acquired Financial Guaranty Insurance Company alongside PMI Group, The Cypress Group and CIVC Partners.
40) 2008, Blackstone acquired Harrah's Entertainment,
41) 2008, Blackstone acquired AlliedBarton
42) 2008, Blackstone acquired Performance Food Group
43) 2008, Blackstone acquired Apria Healthcare
44) 2008, Blackstone acquired CMS Computers.
2008, Blackstone acquired The Weather Channel for $3.5 billion. In 2015, the digital assets were sold to IBM for $2 billion. In 2018, the remainder of the company was sold to Byron Allen for $300 million.
45) 2009, Blackstone acquired Busch Entertainment Corporation $2.9 billion.
2011, Blackstone acquired Centro Properties Group and Blackstone sold its remaining interest in the company in August 2016.
46) 2011, Blackstone acquired Emdeon for $3 billion.
47) 2011, Blackstone Group LP acquired Jack Wolfskin
48) 2012, Blackstone acquired G6 Hospitality, operator of Motel 6 & Studio 6 motels for $1.9 billion.
49) 2012, Blackstone acquired Vivint Solar, and 2GIG Technologies.] In 2013, 2GIG was flipped to Nortek Security & Control, LLC for $135M
50) 2013, Blackstone acquired from First Potomac Realty Trust for $241.5 million.
51) 2013, Blackstone acquired ThoughtFocus Technologies LLC,
52) 2014, Blackstone purchased a 20% stake in Versace for €150 million.
53) 2014, Blackstone Group acquired the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas resort for $1.73 billion.
54) 2014, Blackstone acquired Shell Oil's 50% stake in a shale-gas field in the Haynesville Shale for $1.2 billion.
55) 2015, Blackstone acquired the Willis Tower in Chicago for $1.3 billion.
56) 2015, Blackstone acquired Excel Trust, , for $2 billion.
57) 2016, Blackstone acquired BioMed Realty Trust for $8 billion.
58) 2016, Blackstone sold four office buildings to Douglas Emmett for $1.34 billion.
59) 2016, Blackstone acquired 84 percent of Mphasis.
60) 2017, Blackstone acquired SESAC
61) 2017, Blackstone acquired Alight Solutions.for $4.3 billion
62) 2017, Blackstone acquired The Office Group, for $640 million.
63) 2017, Blackstone acquired Leonard Green & Partners.
64) 2018, Blackstone acquired Pure Industrial, for C$2.5 billion.
65) 2018, Blackstone acquired agreement for 55% of Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk unit for $20 billion
66) 2018, Blackstone acquired Cabot Properties for $1.8 billion
67) 2018, Blackstone acquired Rockpoint Group.
68) 2018 Blackstone acquires Luminor Bank
69) 2018, Blackstone acquired Clarus for$2.6 billion.
70) 2019, Blackstone acquired Yankee Global Enterprises
71) 2019, Blackstone, acquired Essel Propack for $310 million.
72) 2019, Blackstone acquired Merlin Entertainment, for £5.9 billion (about $7.5 billion).
73) 2019, Blackstone acquired Vungle Inc
74) 2019, Blackstone acquired Great Wolf Resorts for $2.9 billion
75) 2019, Blackstone Group acquired MagicLab,
76) 2019 Blackstone Group acquired Ryka Commercial Ventures Pvt. Ltd for $167 million
77) 2019, Blackstone. acquired the Bellagio resort
78) 2019, Blackstone acquired Ferring.
79) 2020, Blackstone acquired HealthEdge, for $700 million
80) 2020, Blackstone acquired Oatly, for a 7% stake for US$200m
81) 2020, Blackstone acquired in Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion
82) 2020, Blackstone acquired Takeda Consumer Healthcare for $2.3 billion.
83) 2020, Blackstone acquired Liftoff for $400 million
84) 2021, Blackstone acquired Bourne Leisure for £3 billion.
85) 2021, Blackstone acquired Crown Resorts, for $6.2 billion
86) 2021, Blackstone acquired eOne music for $385 million.
87) 2021, Blackstone acquired Aria Resort and Casino and Vdara for $3.89 billion
88) 2021, Blackstone acquired 9.9% of AIG’s for $2.2 billion cash,
89) 2021, the Blackstone Group acquired Spanx, Inc. for 1.2 billion US-Dollar.
90) 2022 Blackstone acquired Crown Resorts for US$6.6 billion
91) 2022, Blackstone acquired American Campus Communities, Inc. for $13 billion
92) 2022, Blackstone acquired PS Business Parks for $7.6 billion.