Blackstone

Founded in 1985, Blackstone is a global investment firm that manages capital on behalf of pension funds and large institutions across alternative asset classes. It offers services to institutional investors, including pension plans and pooled investment vehicles, through its various subsidiaries such as Blackstone Alternative Asset Management.

Lionel Assant

Senior Managing Director and Head of European Private Equity

Josh Blaine

Managing Director

Greg Blank

Managing Director

Menes Chee

Senior Managing Director

Brad Colman

Senior Managing Director

Brian Dunlap

Managing Director, Software and Enterprise Technology - Blackstone Growth

Nicolas Dupuis

Principal, Growth

Karl Eber

Managing Director

John Fitzpatrick

Senior Managing Director of PropTech and FinTech BXTI and CTO of Alternative Asset Management Technology

David Foley

Senior Managing Director and CEO of Blackstone Energy Partners

Nicholas Galakatos Ph.D

Global Head of Life Sciences and Chairman of Investment Committee

Jonathan Gray

President and COO

Wallace Henderson

Senior Managing Director and Infrastructure

Ram Jagannath JD

Senior Managing Director of Private Equity, Chairman of the Portfolio Committee, Member of Growth Investment Committee and Global Head of Healthcare

Hamilton James

Executive Vice Chairman

Laura Johnson

Managing Director

Bilal Khan

Senior Managing Director

Nicholas Kuhar

Senior Managing Director

Vincent Letteri

Senior Managing Director and COO, Growth Equity Business

Aneek Mamik

Senior Managing Director, New York

Seth Meisel

Senior Managing Director

Evan Middleton

Managing Director of Tactical Opportunities Group and Board Member of Sustana Group and Trimark USA

Jonathan Murphy

Senior Managing Director, Private Equity

Ramzi Ramsey

Managing Director

Matthew Runkle

Senior Managing Director and Head of Renewables and Midstream, Infrastructure Group

David Schwartz

Senior Managing Director, BX Private Equity Strategies

Mike Shang

Managing Director, Tactical Opportunities Group

Sebastien Sherman

Senior Managing Director and Infrastructure

Justin Wai

Senior Managing Director

Past deals in Hospitality

TravelPerk

Series E in 2025
TravelPerk is a SaaS platform that simplifies business travel management. It offers integrated booking, reporting, and support for flights, hotels, and car rentals, ensuring compliance with company policies.

TravelPerk

Debt Financing in 2024
TravelPerk is a SaaS platform that simplifies business travel management. It offers integrated booking, reporting, and support for flights, hotels, and car rentals, ensuring compliance with company policies.

Cvent

Acquisition in 2023
Cvent is a technology provider focused on enhancing the meetings, events, and hospitality industries through a comprehensive event marketing and management platform. The company offers software solutions that facilitate online event registration, venue selection, event marketing, and management, as well as attendee engagement for various formats, including virtual, hybrid, and onsite events. Cvent's tools are designed to help event planners and marketers optimize the revenue potential of their programs while simplifying the management of each stage in the event lifecycle. By integrating these functionalities, Cvent aims to streamline the planning process and improve overall event effectiveness.

Crown Resorts

Acquisition in 2022
Crown Resorts Limited is a prominent Australian entertainment group focused on the integrated resorts sector. The company operates two major integrated resorts in Australia: Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth, both of which feature extensive gaming facilities, luxury accommodations, and a variety of dining and entertainment options. Crown Melbourne boasts a large gaming area with over 2,600 gaming machines and 540 gaming tables, alongside three hotels totaling nearly 1,600 guest rooms, a conference center, and numerous retail outlets. Crown Perth offers similar amenities, including a significant gaming floor with 2,500 machines and 350 tables, multiple hotels, a ballroom, and a theater. Additionally, Crown Resorts owns Crown Aspinalls, a casino located in London. The company also engages in wagering and online social gaming activities, positioning itself as a leader in the entertainment industry. Crown Resorts Limited was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Southbank, Australia.

Engine

Series B in 2021
Hotel Engine, LLC is a travel technology company based in Denver, Colorado, that specializes in hotel booking software solutions. Established in 2012, it offers a members-only platform tailored for business travelers, providing exclusive deals on hotels and streamlining corporate travel services. The company caters to various sectors, including construction, transportation, logistics, oil and gas, retail, and healthcare. Hotel Engine's marketplace enables users to book accommodations for large groups or events while tracking booking trends, expenditures, and travel policies. The platform also simplifies the check-in process and payment through direct billing, allowing corporations to effectively manage their hotel stays at negotiated rates.

Bourne Leisure

Acquisition in 2021
Bourne Leisure is a prominent operator of holiday resorts and leisure parks throughout the United Kingdom. The company specializes in providing a range of vacation accommodations, including resorts, hotels, and caravan parks. It caters to a diverse clientele by offering various recreational options, ensuring guests have access to enjoyable holiday experiences. With a focus on delivering quality leisure services and products, Bourne Leisure plays a significant role in the UK's tourism and hospitality sectors.

Crown Resorts

Post in 2020
Crown Resorts Limited is a prominent Australian entertainment group focused on the integrated resorts sector. The company operates two major integrated resorts in Australia: Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth, both of which feature extensive gaming facilities, luxury accommodations, and a variety of dining and entertainment options. Crown Melbourne boasts a large gaming area with over 2,600 gaming machines and 540 gaming tables, alongside three hotels totaling nearly 1,600 guest rooms, a conference center, and numerous retail outlets. Crown Perth offers similar amenities, including a significant gaming floor with 2,500 machines and 350 tables, multiple hotels, a ballroom, and a theater. Additionally, Crown Resorts owns Crown Aspinalls, a casino located in London. The company also engages in wagering and online social gaming activities, positioning itself as a leader in the entertainment industry. Crown Resorts Limited was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Southbank, Australia.

IQ Student Accommodation

Acquisition in 2020
Founded in 2007, IQ Student Accommodation specializes in providing high-quality housing for university students across the UK. With over 66 sites in 27 locations, they offer semester contracts suitable for short courses, exchange programs, or work placements. Their accommodations feature social study spaces, free leisure facilities, and gyms, ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for students from around the world.

Great Wolf Resorts

Acquisition in 2019
Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. is a prominent operator and developer of family-oriented resorts in North America, specializing in indoor water parks. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, the company operates its resorts under the Great Wolf Lodge brand. As of April 2013, Great Wolf Resorts managed eleven locations across the United States and Canada, including sites in Wisconsin Dells, Sandusky, Traverse City, Kansas City, Williamsburg, and Niagara Falls. The resorts are designed to provide a variety of entertainment options for families, featuring amenities such as water slides, pools, ropes courses, arcade games, and miniature golf. The company also engages in third-party management and licensing of its resort properties, further expanding its reach within the family vacation market.

Acrisure

Private Equity Round in 2018
Founded in 2005, Acrisure is a leading U.S.-based insurance brokerage company specializing in property and casualty, benefits, and specialty lines for medium to large commercial clients.

NEC Group

Acquisition in 2018
The NEC Group is a leading venue management company that focuses on bringing live experiences to life. It serves both enterprises and individuals in organizing events by operating a diverse portfolio of venues for leisure, entertainment, and business purposes. The company facilitates easy booking for various programs and ceremonies, positioning itself as a key player in the live events industry. With a commitment to providing exceptional environments for events, the NEC Group enhances the experience for clients and attendees alike.

PSAV

Acquisition in 2018
PSAV specializes in creating impactful meeting and event experiences by offering a comprehensive range of services, including creative design, production, advanced technology, and staging. With a workforce of over 9,000 professionals, the company operates in more than 1,200 venues, including hotels, resorts, and conference centers across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. PSAV boasts an extensive pool of audiovisual and event technology experts, ensuring consistent, high-quality service for clients. With over 75 years of industry experience, the company is well-equipped to handle events of any size, from intimate seminars to large-scale productions, and is committed to executing flawless events that bring clients' visions to life.

LaSalle Hotel Properties

Acquisition in 2018
LaSalle Hotel Properties is a real estate investment trust based in Bethesda, Maryland, specializing in the ownership and management of upscale, full-service hotels. The company owns 46 properties, comprising approximately 11,450 guest rooms across 13 markets in nine states and the District of Columbia. LaSalle focuses on acquiring, redeveloping, and repositioning luxury hotels situated in convention, resort, and major urban business areas. The company aims to expand its portfolio through strategic partnerships with leading lodging companies, enhancing its presence in the hospitality sector.

Hotel Investment Partners

Acquisition in 2017
Hotel Investment Partners is a privately held hospitality company based in Barcelona, Spain. Specializing in leisure hotels, the firm owns a portfolio of 14 primarily coastal hotels, totaling over 3,700 rooms, situated in some of Spain's most popular tourism destinations. The company focuses on investing in and managing real estate projects, leveraging a team of experienced professionals to provide comprehensive real estate management services.

Strategic Hotels & Resorts

Acquisition in 2015
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates a portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts. As of December 31, 2012, the company managed 18 properties, with 17 located in key urban and resort markets across the United States, and one in Hamburg, Germany. The company conducts its operations through its subsidiaries, including Strategic Hotel Funding, L.L.C., which holds all of its assets. Strategic Hotels & Resorts oversees all business operations related to hotel acquisitions, investments, and financing. The firm focuses on high-end hospitality, ensuring a premium experience for guests in its luxury accommodations.

G6 Hospitality

Acquisition in 2012
Their mission is to build on the iconic heritage of their brands — Motel 6 and Studio 6 — to become the universally recognized leader in economy lodging. They operate their business with the drive and creativity of an entrepreneur, guided by a heart that’s dedicated to hospitality and service. They continuously strive to reinvent the economy lodging category while remaining 100 percent committed to delivering a great experience to their guests, team members, franchisees and partners. In 2015, G6 Hospitality was rated one of the top ten hospitality companies according to the Hotel Management Top Hotel Companies rankings list, which evaluated over 260 hotel companies.

Center Parcs

Acquisition in 2006
Center Parcs is a prominent operator of leisure facilities that specializes in providing short break holidays in forest environments. Established over 40 years ago in Holland and expanding to the UK with the opening of its first Village at Sherwood Forest in 1987, Center Parcs has created a unique holiday experience that combines nature with leisure. The company operates five Villages across the UK, located in Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Longleat Forest, Whinfell Forest, and Woburn Forest. Each Village offers a diverse array of sports and leisure activities, alongside various dining options, retail outlets, and spa facilities, all set amidst picturesque trees and streams. Center Parcs enjoys a strong position in the UK short break market, consistently achieving an annual occupancy rate exceeding 97%.

La Quinta Corporation

Acquisition in 2005
La Quinta Corporation is a prominent owner, operator, and franchisor of select-service hotels primarily targeting the upper-midscale and midscale segments. The portfolio includes approximately 900 properties, offering around 88,500 rooms under the La Quinta Inn & Suites, La Quinta Inn, and LQ Hotel brands, distributed across 48 states in the U.S., as well as in Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, and Chile. The company maintains a pipeline of 232 franchised hotels, adding over 20,500 rooms in locations throughout the U.S. and Latin America. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, La Quinta Corporation focuses on delivering a refreshing and engaging experience for its guests while supporting its extensive network of franchises.

Prime Hospitality Corp.

Acquisition in 2004
One of the nation's premiere lodging companies, owns, manages, develops and franchises more than 250 hotels throughout North America.

Extended Stay America

Acquisition in 2004
Extended Stay America, Inc. is a hotel company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that specializes in the mid-priced extended stay segment. Founded in 1995, the company operates a network of 646 hotels across the United States, offering functional accommodations for business and leisure travelers. Its properties feature spacious, apartment-like suites equipped with full kitchens, in-room WiFi, and various amenities, including on-site laundry facilities and pet-friendly options. Extended Stay America also licenses its brand to third-party franchisees, further expanding its reach. The company aims to provide guests with a comfortable and affordable lodging experience, catering to those in need of temporary housing, whether for work or leisure.
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