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Funds / Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P.
Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P.
Amounts, each with its basis
- Vintage
- 2016basis: first reported on Form ADV
- Target
- unknownnot announced
- First close
- unknownnever inferred from a Form D
- Final close
- unknownonly from an announcement or an LP disclosure
- Announced size
- unknown
- Form D offering
- unknownwhat may be sold, not what was raised
- Form D sold
- unknownno Form D on record
- First sale
- unknown
- Reported gross assets
- $20BForm ADV, as of May 1, 2024; not fund size, not dry powder
- Peak reported gross assets
- $27Bhighest year on the reporting tape
- Owners (ADV)
- 333
- Reported on ADV
- Mar 30, 2016 to May 1, 2024
- Structure
- standalone
- Fund of funds (ADV)
- no
- Strategy
- Capital Partners
Lifecycle
Harvest
rule: gross assets at least 25% below peak and still fallingmodel: lc-pe-1gav path: 2017,18362276021,2018,20347013432,2019,23038491149,2020,23617878367,2021,24416365361,2022,27108121839,2023,21394140227,2024,20045732069peak gav: $27Bas of year: $2,024latest gav: $20Breported years: 9last step change: -0.063age years at as of: 8drawdown from peak: 0.261first reported year: $2,016
Reported gross assets by year
9 annual rows
| Year | Filed | Type | Gross assets | Owners | Min. investment | Non-US owned | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mar 30, 2016 | Private Equity Fund | $18B | 309 | $20.0M | 59% | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Private Equity Fund | $18B | 312 | $20.0M | 58% | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 | Private Equity Fund | $20B | 312 | $20.0M | 58% | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 | Private Equity Fund | $23B | 317 | $20.0M | 58% | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | Private Equity Fund | $24B | 320 | $20.0M | 57% | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| 2021 | Apr 28, 2021 | Private Equity Fund | $24B | 322 | $20.0M | 57% | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | Private Equity Fund | $27B | 326 | $20.0M | 54% | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| 2023 | Aug 3, 2023 | Private Equity Fund | $21B | 327 | $0 | 53% | adviserinfo.sec.gov | |
| 2024 | May 1, 2024 | Private Equity Fund | $20B | 333 | $0 | 53% | adviserinfo.sec.gov |
Placement agents and principals
0 placement agents, 0 principals
No placement agent or principal collected for this fund yet. Both come from the related persons and sales compensation sections of Form D.
Limited partners
9 disclosed
| LP | Commitment | Committed | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Public Employees' Retirement System | $375M | unknown | primary | “Blackstone Capital Partners VII, L.P. | 2016 | $375,000,000 | $540,079,817 | $673,607,257 | $964,319,355 | 15.1% | 1.8x” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
| Washington State Investment Board | $450M | unknown | primary | “Corporate Finance/Buyout - Mega | Blackstone Capital Partners VII, L.P. | 5/31/2016 | 450,000,000 | 492,791,490 | 22,354,869 | 348,835,067 | 498,117,507 | 846,952,574 | 1.7x | 354,161,085 | 12.51%” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
| California State Teachers' Retirement System | $450M | unknown | primary | “Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. | 2016 | 450,000,000 | 487,048,676 | 466,011,723 | 377,647,180 | 13.10” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
| Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund | $450M | unknown | primary | “2016 | Blackstone Capital Partners VII | $450.0M | $490.3M | $509.2M | $329.0M | 1.71x | 12.1%” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | $500M | unknown | primary | “Private Equity Investments | Blackstone Capital Partners VII, LP | 10/15/15 | 500,000,000 | 541,079,648 | 488,686,983 | 427,091,820 | 915,778,803” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
| Minnesota State Board of Investment | $130M | unknown | primary | “Private Equity | Blackstone Group L.P. | Blackstone Capital Partners VII | 130,000,000 | 145,166,209 | 149,454,912 | 6,458,074 | 90,711,025 | 1.65 | 11.2 | 2015” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
| New Jersey Division of Investment | $45.0M | unknown | primary | “Common Pension Fund E | Large Buyout | Blackstone Capital Partners VII, L.P. | May-15 | Mar-26 | 45,000,000 | 50,142,615 | 2,235,486 | 31,176,702 | 53,050,234 | 84,226,936 | 1.68” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation | $25.0M | unknown | primary | “Fund Investments | Blackstone Capital Partners VII LP | USD | 2016 | 25,000,000” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
| Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association | $113M | unknown | primary | “2016 | Blackstone Capital Partners VII | 112,500,000 | 119,111,983 | 164,710,546 | 10.18” Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape |
Investments attributed to this fund
0
No investment attributed to this fund. A firm’s investments sit on the firm; a fund gets one only when a source names the vehicle.
Events
10 most recent
- Jun 30, 2026Minnesota State Board of Investment reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII: $130,000,000 committed, vintage 2015, net IRR 11.2%Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- May 31, 2026New Jersey Division of Investment reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII, L.P.: $45,000,000 committed, vintage 2015Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- Mar 31, 2026Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII: $450,000,000 committed, vintage 2016, net IRR 12.1%Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- Dec 31, 2025Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII: $112,500,000 committed, vintage 2016, net IRR 10.2%Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- Dec 31, 2025Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII LP: $25,000,000 committed, vintage 2016Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- Dec 31, 2025Washington State Investment Board reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII, L.P.: $450,000,000 committed, vintage 2016, net IRR 12.5%Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- Dec 31, 2025California Public Employees' Retirement System reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII, L.P.: $375,000,000 committed, vintage 2016, net IRR 15.1%Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- Jun 30, 2025California State Teachers' Retirement System reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P.: $450,000,000 committed, vintage 2016, net IRR 13.1%Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- Mar 31, 2025New York State Common Retirement Fund reports Blackstone Capital Partners VII, LP: $500,000,000 committed, vintage 2015Lp commitment disclosed Fact Public pension private-markets disclosures, read through the venture lane's LP report tape
- Mar 30, 2016Blackstone Capital Partners VII L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Blackstone Management Partners L.L.C. (Private Equity Fund), GAV $17,794,285,714Fund first reported on Form ADV Fact SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)