What is Blackstone, the investment giant caught in crossfire of the Midtown shooting?
An executive at global investment firm Blackstone was one of the four people shot and killed Monday at a Midtown office building, the company said as authorities worked to piece together what happened.
Wesley LePatner was killed
The company, which police do not believe was targeted, said LePatner was a “brilliant, passionate, warm, generous and deeply respected” colleague and said she is survived by her husband and children.
According to her company bio, LePatner was previously a managing director of real estate investments at Goldman Sachs, where she started her career. She graduated from Yale University and served on the boards of various organizations, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and UJA-Federation of New York.
In a statement, the UJA-Federation of New York said LePatner “was extraordinary in every way” and “an exceptional leader in the financial world.” The organization said it gave her an award for young leaders in 2023 and praised her work as “a woman in a traditionally male-dominated field.”
Blackstone manages investments that fall outside of conventional stocks, bonds and cash — such as private equity, hedge funds and real estate. The firm has been a financial behemoth since its founding in 1985 and says it currently has $1.2 trillion in assets under its management.
