Blackstone University

Our marquee event series committed to sharing knowledge and insights about private markets in an ever changing world.

Leader in education

Blackstone University (BXU) launched in 2011 as an integral part of Private Wealth Solutions’ (PWS) commitment to private markets education for advisors. Today, it remains a cornerstone of our partnership with our clients.

12 years

BXU continues to be a hallmark program for PWS

15k advisors

total BXU participants since launch1

Advisor education, including Blackstone University, is a critical and differentiated piece of what we do.

Joan Solotar

Global Head of Private Wealth Solutions

Blackstone University Highlights

Hear from our investment leaders on potential opportunities in private markets. 

Blackstone is the largest provider of private market solutions for individual investors.2

Real Estate

Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT)

Perpetual-life, institutional-quality real estate investment platform that brings private real estate to income-focused investors.

CREDIT

Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED)

Seeking to generate income by focusing primarily on loans and securities of U.S. private companies.

PRIVATE EQUITY

Blackstone’s Private Equity Platform

Learn about Blackstone’s private equity capabilities as the world’s largest private equity platform.3

Insights and education

Our latest views on private markets, the economy and investing in today’s environment. 


  1. As of June 30, 2024.
  2. Blackstone data as of March 31, 2024. Market data sourced from public filings and fund websites, as of March 31, 2024, and is latest available for the peer set. Based on Blackstone’s analysis of publicly available data of the total net asset value (NAV) of alternative investment firms that offer solutions for individual (non-institutional) investors to invest in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and private credit through U.S.-domiciled semi-liquid, perpetual private market funds (including non-traded REITs and non-traded BDCs). Blackstone’s analysis compares the total NAV as of March 31, 2024 for Blackstone’s non-traded REIT, non-traded BDC products, and private equity vehicle for individual investors, to the total NAV as of March 31, 2024 of comparable products offered by alternative investment firms. This selection of alternative investment firms for comparison may not be representative of all in the category or sector. Private placement REIT and BDC products have been excluded from the dataset.
  3. Private Equity International, as of June 2024, based on capital raised between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023.