2025 Blackstone BAAM GP Stakes Summer Analyst

2025 BAAM, GP Stakes Summer Analyst

Job Title

Summer Analyst

Business Unit

Blackstone Alternative Asset Management

Business Unit Overview

Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM®) manages approximately $80 billion across a diversified set of businesses, including a customized portfolio solutions business, a special situations platform, a business that purchases GP stakes in alternative asset managers, an open-ended mutual fund platform, and an emerging manager seeding business. BAAM invests across a variety of asset classes and strategies to create solutions for its investors. Through its sharp focus on clients’ goals, a rigorous due-diligence process and access to Blackstone’s global insights, BAAM strives to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns across market cycles while mitigating downside risk during stressed market.

Program Description

Blackstone's Summer Analyst Program spans 10 weeks, offering participants extensive exposure across the firm. This program provides Summer Analysts with valuable guidance through mentorship, continuous feedback, technical and soft skill training, networking opportunities with professionals across the firm, and the unique chance to fully immerse themselves in Blackstone's culture.

Job Description

Blackstone’s GP Stakes Group offers Summer Analysts the chance to evaluate and engage in investments in a variety of private equity firms and other private-market alternative asset management firms. The investment process develops both the financial analysis of investment banking and the strategic thinking of management consulting together with a “principal” mindset. As a result, our Summer Analysts have the opportunity to enhance their skill sets in business and to gain firsthand experience with a wide range of private equity firms and strategies.

Summer Analysts at Blackstone have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of a given project and be staffed on a number of assignments at once.  Due to the relatively small size of the professional staff, Summer Analysts can assume integral roles on deal teams. Summer Analysts are involved with the due diligence, evaluation, structuring, and financing of transactions and regularly attend internal meetings, management sessions, and negotiations.

This is an opportunity for a strong performer with accounting, financial, analytical and research skills through personal investing, academic work and professional experience.

Responsibilities:

• Investment research.
• Financial analysis, valuation, and modeling.
• Industry and competitive analysis.
• Business diligence.
• Drafting of memoranda for internal and external use.
• Assistance in the execution of transactions.

Qualifications:

BAAM seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.  In addition to strong analytical and time management skills, the successful candidate must have:

• Desire to contribute to a positive working environment.
• Strong Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to be a creative thinker.
• Excellent communication skills – oral and written.
• Resourcefulness and thoroughness in conducting financial analytics, research.
• Good project management skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Presentation skills – able to deliver compelling and concise presentations.
• Strong work ethic, self-motivated.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

To be considered for the 2025 Summer Analyst Program, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student.
• Anticipated graduation date: Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
• Resume must include expected graduation month/year and GPA.
• Resume must be in PDF format.