The Blackstone Group
World's largest alternative asset manager with major real estate and housing portfolio
Brands Owned by The Blackstone Group (14)
7 Brew
Restaurants & Fast Food · 9 locations
Fast-growing drive-thru coffee chain backed by Blackstone, expanding rapidly across the US
AMH (American Homes 4 Rent)
Real Estate & Property Mgmt · 0 locations
PE-backed American Homes 4 Rent (now AMH) is the second-largest single-family rental landlord in the U.S. with 58,000+ homes. Along with Invitation Homes, AMH has been the subject of congressional investigations into institutional landlord practices, rent increases, and lease terms.
Ancestry.com (Blackstone)
Software & SaaS · 0 locations
Blackstone acquired Ancestry.com from Silver Lake and Permira for $4.7B in 2020. Ancestry has 23M subscribers and one of the world's largest consumer DNA databases. Blackstone's ownership has raised ongoing concerns about data privacy practices and law enforcement cooperation.
Caliber Collision
Auto Services · 5 locations
Largest US collision repair company with 1,700+ centers, Blackstone-backed
Champions Group
HVAC & Home Services · 9 locations
Residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services platform. Odyssey Investment Partners invested in 2021; Blackstone acquired for $2.5B in 2025. Odyssey and management retain minority stakes
Citrin Cooperman
Accounting & Tax Services · 3 locations
Top 25 accounting firm. New Mountain Capital acquired majority stake in 2022; Blackstone acquired the stake in 2025 for ~$2B. Revenue surged from $350M to $850M under PE ownership
Greystar Real Estate
Real Estate & Property Mgmt · 0 locations
Blackstone and other PE investors have backed Greystar, the largest apartment property manager in the U.S. with 800,000+ units. Residents report above-market rent increases, aggressive late fees, and junk fees (valet trash, amenity fees, pet fees) added at PE-backed properties. Greystar has also faced lawsuits over rent-fixing via algorithmic pricing software.
Invitation Homes
Real Estate & Property Mgmt · 0 locations
Blackstone created Invitation Homes by purchasing 80,000+ single-family homes during the foreclosure crisis (2012-2019), becoming the largest single-family rental landlord in the U.S. Tenants report above-market rent increases (20-40% in some markets), aggressive late fees, and difficult maintenance responsiveness. IPO'd in 2017.
Jersey Mike's
Restaurants & Fast Food · 3 locations
Sub sandwich franchise acquired by Blackstone in 2025 for ~$8B, one of the largest restaurant PE deals ever
Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters Financial)
Financial Services · 0 locations
Blackstone and a consortium acquired Thomson Reuters' financial data business for $20B in 2018, renaming it Refinitiv. London Stock Exchange Group acquired Refinitiv for $27B in 2021. The deal transformed financial data infrastructure under PE ownership — data costs for financial services firms rose significantly.
Servpro
HVAC & Home Services · 6 locations
Disaster restoration and cleaning franchise with 2,000+ locations, acquired by Blackstone
TeamHealth
Gastroenterology & Specialty Physicians · 0 locations
Blackstone acquired TeamHealth, one of the largest physician staffing companies (ER, anesthesiology, hospital medicine), for $6.1B in 2016. TeamHealth has been at the center of the surprise medical billing crisis — billing patients out-of-network rates while staffing in-network hospitals. The company lobbied against the No Surprises Act.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Restaurants & Fast Food · 10 locations
Smoothie and food franchise acquired by Blackstone in 2024 for ~$2B
Vivint Smart Home
Fire & Security · 4 locations
Smart home and security company, Blackstone-backed before NRG Energy acquisition