Blackstone Credit

Blackstone Credit
FormerlyGSO Capital Partners
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFinancial services, asset management
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
FoundersBennett J. Goodman
J. Albert "Tripp" Smith
Doug Ostrover
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, U.S.
ProductsMezzanine capital
Leveraged finance
Hedge funds
Distressed investments
AUMIncrease US$264 billion (December 31, 2022)
Number of employees
340[1]
ParentBlackstone Inc.
Websitewww.blackstone.com/our-businesses/credit

Blackstone Credit, formerly known as GSO Capital Partners (GSO) is an American hedge fund and the credit investment arm of The Blackstone Group.[2] Blackstone Credit is one of the largest credit-oriented alternative asset managers in the world and a major participant in the leveraged finance marketplace. The firm invests across a variety of credit oriented strategies and products including collateralized loan obligation vehicles investing in secured loans, hedge funds focused on special situations investments, mezzanine debt funds and private equity funds focused on rescue financing.

  1. ^ "Overview". Blackstone. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Company Overview of GSO Capital Partners LP". Bloomberg. May 28, 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.