Blackstone Group

Blackstone Group

Blackstone Group is a global investment firm focused on real estate, hedge fund investments, and financing.

Key facts

Also Known AsBlackstone
Legal NameThe Blackstone Group Inc.
Company Operating StatusActive
Legal Entity Identifier5299004LW4QWGZUB8Y96
Stock SymbolBGB
Wellfound IDthe-blackstone-group
Wikidata IDQ880942

Capital structure

$4.7bn total debt

InstrumentCouponMaturityAmountSource
Revolving Credit Facility · Senior UnsecuredTerm SOFR Rate / EURIBO Rate / Daily Simple RFR / ABR plus AppliUSD 4.3bnsource ↗
Swingline Loans · Senior UnsecuredABR plus Applicable RateUSD 150msource ↗
Letters of Credit · Senior UnsecuredUSD 250msource ↗

Covenant analysis

CovenantTermvs marketSource
Commitment Increase Cap · Structural CovenantAggregate Commitments shall not exceed $4,825,000,000 at any timesource ↗
Business Restriction · Negative CovenantGuarantors may not engage in new businesses such that they no longer are primarily engaged in general investment banking, merchant banking, asset management or investment advisory services and investment or financial servicessource ↗
Guarantor Release Restriction · Negative CovenantNo release of Guarantors without consent of each Lender (other than in connection with Permitted Reorganization Transaction)source ↗
Compliance Certificate · Affirmative CovenantFinancial Officer to deliver certificate with each set of financial statements demonstrating compliance with Financial Covenants including computations of Total Indebtedness and Combined EBITDAsource ↗
Pro Forma Compliance on Mergers and Acquisitions · Negative CovenantLoan Parties must be in Pro Forma Compliance with Financial Covenants immediately after giving effect to covered transactions with value of $25,000,000 or moretight $25m vs negative covenant median $137.5m (n=56)source ↗
Lien Basket – General · Negative CovenantLiens not otherwise permitted securing Indebtedness or other obligations not to exceed $1,000,000,000 in aggregate principal at any time outstandingloose $1bn vs basket median $300m (n=49)source ↗
Lien Basket – Back-to-Back Lending Facilities · Negative CovenantLiens securing Back-to-Back Lending Facility Indebtedness not to exceed $500,000,000 in aggregate principal at any time outstandingmarket $500m vs basket median $300m (n=49)source ↗
Judgment Default Threshold · Event of DefaultOne or more judgments for payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 (to the extent not adequately covered by insurance) remaining undischarged for 60 consecutive daystight $100m vs event of default median $125m (n=62)source ↗
Leverage Ratio · Financial CovenantMaximum 4.0x Total Indebtedness to Combined EBITDA on the last day of any fiscal quartermarket 4x vs leverage median 4x (n=99)source ↗