On the record · Investment firm
The Blackstone Group
World's largest alternative asset manager with major real estate and housing portfolio
Research depth
Transactions sourced
At least one recorded transaction has a public source.
Record updated Sept. 27, 2026
Current ownership
Current owner not established
This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
April 15, 2005
Global Tower Partners / The Blackstone Group
Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction
Oct. 24, 2007
Blackstone take-private of Hilton Hotels Corporation (2007)
Take-private · Completed · Recorded transaction
Oct. 1, 2018
Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction
Dec. 3, 2020
Custom Truck One Source / Nesco Holdings, Inc.
Strategic acquisition · Announced · Recorded transaction
June 5, 2021
Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman acquire a majority stake in Medline Industries
Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction
Date not recorded
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. initial public offering (December 2013)
Other · Completed · Recorded transaction
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1Great Hill Partners Announces the Sale of Global Tower Partners | News | Great Hill Partners
Great Hill Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 21, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R2Blackstone-Led Consortium Completes Partnership Transaction with Thomson Reuters for Financial & Risk Business
Blackstone · Company announcement · Oct. 1, 2018
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R3Nesco Holdings to Acquire Custom Truck, Creating Leading Rental Company
Custom Truck One Source · Company announcement · Dec. 3, 2020
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R4Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman to Invest in Medline
Medline Industries, Inc. · Company announcement · June 5, 2021
Supports: Recorded transaction
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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