The Blackstone Group intends to offer senior notes of Blackstone Holdings Finance, its indirect subsidiary, subject to market and other conditions.

The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The Blackstone Group and its indirect subsidiaries, Blackstone Holdings I, Blackstone Holdings II, Blackstone Holdings III and Blackstone Holdings IV. 

Blackstone intends to use the proceeds from the notes offering for general corporate purposes.  

The notes will be offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers in the US pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the US pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933.