2027 Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Private Investments Analyst (London)
Blackstone · London ·
- Seniority
- Junior
- Company size
- 1000+
Analyst role in Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies group, evaluating and executing European real estate debt investments, including loan originations, acquisitions, restructurings, and financial modeling.
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2027 Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Analyst - Private Investments (London)
Blackstone Real Estate
Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $319 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 logistics, data centers, residential, office and hospitality. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets across the world. Blackstone’s Core+ business invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT). 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).
Programme Description
At Blackstone, we look to attract and retain the brightest minds in the business, hiring professionals and students in every area of the firm. Our employees’ passion for their work and commitment to their clients have helped Blackstone become one of the most respected financial institutions and a trusted partner for some of the largest investors in the world.
Blackstone’s Analyst Program offers learning and development opportunities to help advance our employees’ careers across a number of areas: investing skills, leadership and management, communication and technology, among others. The Program offers the ability to work with professionals across all business units, and a robust mentorship experience to allow the participants to be fully immersed in the Blackstone culture.
Real Estate Debt Strategies
Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies Group (“BREDS”) provides capital solutions across the commercial real estate capital structure, focusing on the origination, acquisition, and active management of real estate debt investments globally. Analysts in BREDS gain hands on exposure to the evaluation and execution of European real estate debt investments, working alongside investment professionals on live transactions across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions.
Analyst work may include:
New loan originations on behalf of BREDS’ opportunistic funds and mortgage trust
Acquisitions of legacy loans, CMBS, and other forms of public and private debt
Restructurings
Recapitalizations
Financial analysis and modeling
Market research
Competitive analysis
Developing investment committee presentations
Assisting in the execution of transactions
Drafting of memoranda for internal and external use
Helping develop and manage client and banking relationships
Liaising with the broader Real Estate Capital Markets team to drive business initiatives
Analyzing and modeling new strategic initiatives and business development opportunities for the BREDS business
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 endeavours.
The successful candidate must possess:
Strong verbal and written communication skills
A desire to work in a team environment with dynamic roles
A basic knowledge of accounting and finance
Self-motivation to find solutions independently, and humility to acknowledge limits and uncertainties
Sincere commitment to professional development
Excellent attention to detail
Intellectual curiosity
Good judgement
To be considered for the Real Estate Debt Strategies Analyst role, applicants must meet the following criteria:
Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or masters student
Anticipated graduation date: Summer 2027
CV must include expected graduation month/year and grade
CV must be in PDF format
Application Deadline
Applications will close on
Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis
If you do not meet these criteria, please see Blackstone’s Careers website for other opportunities that may be available, including other entry level positions.
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.
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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 by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.
Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.
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