SEC Comment Letter for Blackstone (BX) — Mar 7, 2016

Blackstone Inc.
Date: March 7, 2016 · CIK: 0001393818 · Accession: 0000000000-16-067454

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File numbers found in text: 333-209762

Date

March 7, 2016

Author

/s/ Era Anagnosti

Form

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Company

Blackstone Inc.

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE MAIL STOP 4720 March 7, 2016 Via E -mail Mr. John G. Finley Chief Legal Officer The Blackstone Group L.P. 345 Park Avenue New York, NY 10154

Re: The Blackstone Group L.P. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed February 26, 201 6 File No. 333-209762

Dear Mr. Finley :

This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement .

We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filing to be certain that the filing includes the information the Securities Act of 193 3 and all applicable Securities Act rules require. Since the company and its management are in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.

In the event you request acceleration of the effective date of the pending regist ration statement, please provide a written statement from the company acknowledging that:

 should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;

 the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

 the company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

Mr. John G. Finley The Blackstone Group L.P. March 7, 2016 Page 2

Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration . We will consider a written request for acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement as confirmation of the fact that those requesting acceleration are aware of their respective responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as they relate to the proposed public offering of the registered securities .

Please contact Jonathan E. Gottlieb , Staff Attorney, at (202) 551 -3416 with any questions.

Sincerely,
/s/ Era Anagnosti

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
MAIL STOP 4720

March 7, 2016

Via E -mail
Mr. John G. Finley
Chief Legal Officer
The Blackstone Group L.P.
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154

Re: The Blackstone Group L.P.
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Filed February 26, 201 6
File No. 333-209762

Dear Mr. Finley :

This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your
registration statement .

We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the
disclosure in the filing to be certain that the filing includes the information the Securities
Act of 193 3 and all applicable Securities Act rules require. Since the company and its
management are in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are
responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made.

In the event you request acceleration of the effective date of the pending
regist ration statement, please provide a written statement from the company
acknowledging that:

 should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority,
declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any
action with respect to the filing;

 the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority,
in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the company from its full
responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and

 the company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness
as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under
the federal securities laws of the United States.

Mr. John G. Finley
The Blackstone Group L.P.
March 7, 2016
Page 2

Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration . We will
consider a written request for acceleration of the effective date of the registration
statement as confirmation of the fact that those requesting acceleration are aware of their
respective responsibilities under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 as they relate to the proposed public offering of the registered securities .

Please contact Jonathan E. Gottlieb , Staff Attorney, at (202) 551 -3416 with any
questions.

Sincerely,

/s/ Era Anagnosti

Era Anagnosti
Legal Branch Chief
Office of Financial Services

cc: Joshua Ford Bonnie , Esquire

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