Blackstone Sample Clauses
Blackstone. The term “Blackstone” means Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. and its Affiliates.
Blackstone. “Blackstone” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Stockholders’ Agreement.
Blackstone. Blackstone is one of the world’s leading investment firms. It seeks to create positive economic impact and long-term value for its investors, the companies it invests in, and the communities in which it works. Blackstone does this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Its $649 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Blackstone Real Estate is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has $196 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is one of the largest property owners in the world, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, multifamily and single family housing, office, hospitality and retail. Further information is available at xxx.Xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.
Blackstone. Collectively, Blackstone Inc., a Delaware corporation and any predecessors or successors thereto, and any Affiliate thereof.
Blackstone. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the terms or provisions of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 5.07) shall in any way limit the activities of The Blackstone Group L.P., any of its Affiliates or its or their respective Representatives, other than the Investor Parties, in their businesses distinct from the private equity business of The Blackstone Group L.P. and the business of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors L.L.C. (the “Excluded Blackstone Parties”), so long as:
(i) no such Excluded Blackstone Party is knowingly acting on behalf of or in concert with any Investor Party with respect to any matter that otherwise would violate any term or provision of this Agreement;
(ii) no Confidential Information is knowingly made available to such Excluded Blackstone Party by or on behalf of any Investor Party or any of its Representatives; and
(iii) such Excluded Blackstone Party have not otherwise become involved in evaluating, monitoring or managing the Investor Parties’ investment in the Company.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, the doctrine of corporate opportunity and any analogous doctrine shall not apply to any Investor Party or any of its Affiliates. The Company, on behalf of itself and each other Group Company, renounces any interest or expectancy of such Investor Party in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to any Investor Party. Each Investor Party who acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Company shall not (i) have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Company, and (ii) shall not be liable to the Company or any of the other Group Companies because such Investor Party pursues or acquires for, or directs such opportunity to, itself or another person or does not communicate such opportunity or information to the Company or any of the other Group Companies.
Blackstone. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall in any way limit the activities of The Blackstone Group L.P. or any of its business units other than those within its credit business segment.
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Blackstone. The term “Blackstone” shall have the meaning set forth in the LP Agreement.
Blackstone. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall in any way limit the activities of The Blackstone Group L.P. or any of its business units other than those within its credit business segment (collectively, the “Blackstone Group”), so long as (a) no member of the Blackstone Group is acting on behalf of or in concert with any Purchaser with respect to any matter that otherwise would violate any term or provision of this Agreement, (b) no member of the Blackstone Group (other than any member of a Blackstone Group legal or compliance team) has received any Confidential Information from a Purchaser, a Series E Director or a Purchaser Nominee, and (c) the Company’s securities are included on the Blackstone Group’s restricted securities or watch securities list.
(b) The Company recognizes that the Purchasers are investment funds and managed accounts and that the Purchasers, their partners or investors and professionals affiliated with the Purchasers (such Persons, together with the operating or portfolio companies described in this sentence, are collectively referred to as the “Purchaser Group” and individually as a “Purchaser Group Member”) invest in, serve on the board of directors and other governing boards of, serve as officers of, provide services to and have minority and controlling ownership interests in existing and future operating or portfolio companies. Nothing in this Agreement or the nature of the existing or any future relationship between the Purchaser Group or any Purchaser Group Member, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, will prohibit the Purchaser Group or any Purchaser Group Member from engaging in any activity or business opportunity, including any activity or business opportunity that competes with or relates to the business conducted by the Company, that is independently developed by such Purchaser Group or Purchaser Group Member without information obtained from, or the participation of, the Company or its Subsidiaries. Nothing in this Section 4.8(b) shall limit or qualify the fiduciary duties of the Series E Directors or Purchaser Nominees to the Company or its shareholders.
Blackstone. The Blackstone cornerstone investment in the Company was underwritten and originated, and will be overseen, by the Blackstone Horizon investment team. Blackstone Horizon (“Horizon”) is a newly established investment platform of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management that seeks to invest in global disruptive growth companies in both late stage private investments as well as the public markets. The platform benefits from Blackstone’s ecosystem and global footprint. The Blackstone cornerstone investment will be made by BSOF Parallel Master Fund L.P. (“BSOF Parallel”), a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership managed by controlled affiliates of Blackstone, and/or another affiliated fund, also managed by controlled affiliates of Blackstone within Blackstone Alternative Asset Management and with total assets under management as of the Latest Practicable Date of approximately US$361.9 million. Blackstone Strategic Opportunity Associates