Real Estate

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at

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Business Unit:
Real Estate, Sydney

Business Description:
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US$325 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including data centres, logistics, multifamily and single family housing, office, hospitality and retail. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets across the world. Blackstone’s Core+ strategy comprises open-ended funds that invest in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT), a non-listed REIT that invests in U.S. income-generating assets. Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).

Job Title:
Blackstone Real Estate Private Equity - Analyst

Job Description:
Blackstone’s Real Estate Private Equity Group offers Analysts experience on a professional team whose work involves the acquisition and asset management of real estate-related companies, portfolios of real estate assets and individual properties worldwide. Analysts at Blackstone have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of private equity real estate investing including asset, portfolio, and company leveraged buyouts, and can expect to be staffed on several transactions at once. Due to the relatively small size of the professional staff, Analysts are expected to assume integral roles on deal teams. Analysts are involved with the sourcing, modelling, due diligence, structuring, strategy, management and financing of transactions and regularly attend both internal and external meetings, negotiations and due diligence sessions.

Typically, analyst work will include:

- Underwriting of commercial real estate investments, including excel financial modelling and valuation analysis
- Due diligence and execution of transactions across real estate asset classes
- Post acquisition restructurings, recapitalizations, refinancings, dispositions (public IPOs and private market sales)
- Strategy and execution of value enhancing projects including lease and management negotiations, capital expenditure execution, platform company strategy and direction
- Conducting asset tours, market research and data analysis
- Development of presentations and reporting for internal and external use

Qualifications:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.
- Undergraduate degree, with strong academic achievement
- 1-3 years of relevant experience ideally in real estate asset investments, private equity or investment banking
- Strong analytical skills; excellent attention to detail; sound judgement
- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment; ability to handle several projects at a time
- A self-starter, but with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Genuine interest in the real estate industry
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong work ethic to persevere; genuine passion for excellence; results-oriented
- Personal and professional integrity; desire to contribute to a positive culture
- Advanced user in Excel and PowerPoint

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:
- Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;- Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;- Supervising or training securities licensed employees;- Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and- Advising on marketing plans prepared b