Blackstone chief Schwarzman to headline UK investment summit

Stephen Schwarzman, the CEO and co-founder of Blackstone, one of the world’s largest private equity investors, is set to headline the UK government’s Global Investment Summit in London on November 29, 2023. Schwarzman is a billionaire with a strong reputation in the investment world. Blackstone has been actively investing in the UK for the past two decades and owns assets such as Center Parcs, the NEC exhibition center, and Merlin Entertainments, which owns Legoland. Schwarzman’s participation at the event is expected to attract top business leaders from around the world. The summit aims to showcase the UK as an attractive destination for international investment, focusing on sectors like life sciences, deep tech, nuclear fusion, and small modular reactors.