Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C. (New York)


Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C. is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $14.36 billion of regulatory assets for 15 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2011.

Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C. is $14.36 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 11193% since the beginning of its operation, and $12.79 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $14.36 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $957.05 million each.
Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C has custody of $9.77 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C is pooled investment vehicles with 15 clients and $14.36 billion of assets under management. Among the 5 most similar advisory firms, Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $14.36 billion for 15 clients. 73% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C also advises several private funds. Namely, fourteen hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C.

The company employs 243 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 40 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Stephen Allen Schwarzman Chairman and ceo of the blacsktone group 1 Dec 2006 Other 861435
Hamilton Evans James President of the blackstone group 1 Dec 2006 Other 821911
Laurence Anthony Tosi Chief financial officer of the blackstone group 1 Sep 2008 Other 4876604
John Gary Finley Chief legal officer of the blackstone group 1 Sep 2010 Other 5837491
James Tomilson Hill Vice chairman of the blackstone group / president and chief executive officer of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Jul 2011 Other 2114386
Peter David Koffler General counsel of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Jul 2011 Other 1749876
Brian Francis Gavin Chief operating officer of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Jul 2011 Other 5656422
Arthur Cheng Ping Liao Chief financial officer of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Jul 2011 Other 4719473
Blackstone Holdings I L.P. Sole member 1 Jul 2011 75% - 100% 26-0288589
Brian Gavin Chief operating officer of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Jul 2011 Other 5656422
Arthur N/A Liao Chief financial officer of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Jul 2011 Other 4719473
Stephen Allen Schwarzman Chairman and chief executive officer of the blackstone group 1 Jul 2011 Other 861435
Hamilton Evans James President of the blackstone group 1 Jul 2011 Other 821911
Laurence Anthony Tosi Chief financial officer of the blackstone group 1 Jul 2011 Other 4876604
John Gary Finley Chief legal officer of the blackstone group 1 Jul 2011 Other 5837491
Hayley A. Stein Chief compliance officer of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Jan 2013 Other 6159987
James Tomilson Hill Chairman of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c., vice chairman of the blackstone group 1 Jan 2018 Other 2114386
John Patrick Mccormick President & ceo of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Jan 2018 Other 5368490
Peter David Koffler General counsel & chief compliance officer of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Mar 2018 Other 1749876
Peter David Koffler General counsel of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Oct 2018 Other 1749876
Stephen Burke Oconnor Chief compliance officer of blackstone alternative solutions l.l.c. 1 Oct 2018 Other 6174908

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Blackstone Holdings I / Ii Gp Inc. General partner 1 Jun 2007 Other 26-0238303
The Blackstone Group L.P. Shareholder 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% 20-8875684
Blackstone Holdings I / Ii Gp Llc General partner 1 Jun 2007 Other 26-0238303
The Blackstone Group Inc. Sole member 1 Jun 2007 75% - 100% 20-8875684

Based in New York

The principal office where Blackstone Alternative Solutions L.L.C. performs its advisory services is located at 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-583-5000 or by fax 212-583-5016. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at blackstone.com.