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Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. It was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions firm by Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman, who had previously worked together at Lehman Brothers.
The team was established in 2020 with the involvement of Australian commentator and former cyclist David McKenzie and high-performance coach Marc Prutton. [5]Backing was provided by businessman Murray Bolton along with other sponsors, institutional supporters and suppliers such as the Armstrong Motor Group, Cycling New Zealand, Giordana, Lazer, Pinarello and Shimano. [6]
Blackstone and George Mills, a member of Blackstone's wife's family, bought out Jeffery in 1882. A limited liability company, Blackstone & Co Limited, was incorporated on 29 January 1889 to take ownership of the business. [2] In 1895/1896 the Carter Brothers (Frank and Evershed) of Billingshurst joined the company. They had developed their ...
The company's name was changed to Clark Refining and Marketing. [1] Horsham expanded the company, buying a Lima, Ohio refinery from BP , and a Port Arthur, Texas refinery from Chevron . Horsham became TrizecHahn , and then sold 80% of Clark to The Blackstone Group , another investment firm, and another portion to Occidental Petroleum .
Blackbaud's history traces back to 1981, when Blackbaud founder Anthony Bakker developed a computerized billing system for the Nightingale-Bamford School in Manhattan, New York City. [ 7 ] [ 11 ] By 1982, Bakker's expanded client list allowed him to quit his day job as a banker, and he incorporated Blackbaud Microsystems.
Zappos.com is an American online shoe and clothing retailer based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [1] The company was founded in 1999 by Nick Swinmurn and launched under the domain name Shoesite.com.
With over 11,000 employees in 26 countries and a company history that spans two centuries, it was the sixth largest paint and coating corporation in the world. [4] Valspar was founded in 1806 as a paint dealership in Boston, Massachusetts. The Valspar name emerged in 1903 as the name of a clear varnish and became the company name in 1932.
James Bullough Lansing (born James Martini, January 2, 1902 – September 29, 1949) was a pioneering American audio engineer and loudspeaker designer who was most notable for establishing two audio companies that bear his name, Altec Lansing and JBL, the latter taken from his initials, JBL.