blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. we seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. we do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. our $731 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. further information is available at www.blackstone.com. follow blackstone on twitter @blackstone.