Berkshire Hathaway vs Blackstone Inc.
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Omaha conglomerate (NYSE: BRK.A/BRK.B) first non-tech $1T market cap Aug 2024; Warren Buffett retiring CEO Jan 2026 (Greg Abel succession) with $344B+ T-bills/cash and GEICO/BNSF/Dairy Queen owning major Apple/AmEx/BofA stakes.
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Berkshire Hathaway is an Omaha, Nebraska-headquartered conglomerate holding company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BRK.A / BRK.B) as the first non-technology company to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalization (August 2024) — controlling a diverse portfolio of wholly owned operating businesses (GEICO insurance, BNSF Railway, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Dairy Queen, Duracell, See's Candies, Fruit of the Loom, and 60+ others) plus significant equity stakes in Apple, American Express, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Chevron, and other public companies. Under Warren Buffett's leadership from 1965 (transforming the company from a struggling textile mill into a global investment and operating conglomerate), Berkshire held $344 billion in Treasury bills plus $44 billion in cash as of June 2025 — the largest cash position of any US public company. In May 2025, Buffett announced at the annual shareholder meeting that Greg Abel would become CEO on January 1, 2026, with Buffett remaining as Chairman.
New York alternative asset manager (NYSE: BX) at $1.2T AUM; 2024 revenue $11.37B (+53%), AirTrunk A$24B Asia-Pacific data center acquisition, distributable earnings $6B competing with Apollo and KKR.
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Blackstone Inc. is a New York City, New York-based alternative asset management company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BX) as an S&P 500 Financials component — managing $1.2 trillion in assets under management across private equity, real estate, credit and insurance, and hedge fund solutions through approximately 4,900 employees serving institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, and high-net-worth individuals globally. Founded in 1985 by Stephen Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson, Blackstone grew from a boutique M&A advisory into the world's largest alternative asset manager. In fiscal year 2024, Blackstone reported revenue of $11.37 billion (+53% year-over-year) and distributable earnings of $6.0 billion (+18%), reflecting strong performance across its diversified alternative asset portfolio. AUM reached $1.2 trillion by mid-2025. CEO Steve Schwarzman and President Jonathan Gray lead the firm. Blackstone's landmark 2024 transaction was the A$24 billion acquisition of AirTrunk — Asia-Pacific's largest data center platform — through its real estate funds, positioning Blackstone as a dominant owner of AI infrastructure in the world's fastest-growing digital economy.
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