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Blackstone Posts Q2 Earnings Beat as Inflows Push AUM to $1.35 Trillion
Blackstone reported robust Q2 results with inflows around $68 billion, lifting assets under management to about $1.35 trillion and boosting distributable earnings and fee-related earnings. The firm is accelerating AI-focused investments, including Anthropic and data-center platforms, while monetizing assets through $31.8 billion of second-quarter sales to fund distributions and shareholder value.
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About Stephen A. Schwarzman
Stephen Allen Schwarzman is an American businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of the private equity firm Blackstone Inc., which he established in 1985 with Peter G. Peterson. Schwarzman was chairman of President Donald Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum.
Everything about Stephen A. Schwarzman →- Occupation
- financier, banker, investment banker, chief executive officer
- Position held
- president
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 14, 1947