Richard Burrows
Richard Burrows
Founding Partner
Richard co-founded Blackstone and runs its digital holdings. He manages the firm's crypto and NFT positions and leads its work on AI, from how assets are valued to how they are bought and held.
Private family office
Blackstone Family Office
Private capital, run by the families who own it.
Blackstone manages the holdings of a small group of families. They own the firm and the assets, and we run both on their instructions.
The firm
How the firm is run.
Blackstone manages the holdings of a small group of families. Each owns part of the firm and sets out in writing what we may buy and sell, and how often we report.
We buy assets to keep them. Purchases are paid for by the firm itself, so nothing has to be sold at a particular time.
We do not publish the names of the families we work for. Before we talk about amounts, we ask what the capital is for.
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The mandate
No purchase is made outside the terms a family has agreed in writing. If a holding no longer fits, we say so in the next report.
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How we decide
We set a price in advance and do not bid past it. A partner signs off every purchase.
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Confidentiality
Enquiries, holdings and valuations are held on our own systems. They are discussed with the family concerned and with no one else.
Fine art
Art dealing and advisory.
We buy and sell Old Master, Impressionist and Modern works, and we arrange their conservation. No purchase is made without a condition report, a provenance check and an independent valuation.
We buy for the collection and for clients, and we broker sales. Our fee is agreed in writing and the client sees the report before anything is committed.
- Leonardo da Vinci01
- Rubens02
- Rembrandt03
- Van Gogh04
- Picasso05
- Monet06
- Cézanne07
- Titian08
Artists we follow in the market.
Old Masters
15th to 18th century
Devotional, portrait and still life
Impressionist
1860 to 1900
Landscape and scenes of daily life
Modern Masters
1900 to 1970
Cubism, Surrealism and abstraction
Works can be seen at our London office.
Natural resources
Gold and diamond mining.
Blackstone operates gold and diamond mines for the families we work for. We hold the licences and employ the people who work the sites.
We buy mines that are producing or close to it. A partner visits the site and agrees the operating budget with the mine manager before work starts.
- Operating mines we manage
4
Operating mines we manage
- Countries where we hold licences
3
Countries where we hold licences
- Annual production value
£M£18M
Annual production value
- People employed across the operations
+1,200+
People employed across the operations
Figures cover operations in which Blackstone has an interest.
Commercial property
What we buy, develop and sell.
We acquire, develop and sell across the main commercial property classes in London, New York and Dubai. Our multifamily deals start at sixty doors.
We also deal in hospitals, hotels, land and prime buildings. Each deal is underwritten on its own numbers, and we manage the properties we hold.
Multifamily
Apartment blocks and portfolios, let to long-term tenants.
Healthcare
Hospitals and medical buildings, let to operators.
Hospitality
Hotels and serviced accommodation in city centres.
Land
Land held for development and long-term value.
Prime buildings
Landmark office and mixed-use buildings in prime districts.
Retail
Retail units and high-street premises.
Asset classes shown are those we acquire, develop and sell.
Offices
London, New York and Dubai.
Our offices are private. We do not publish their addresses.
Leadership
The partners.
David Callwood
David Callwood
Founding Partner
David co-founded Blackstone and manages its investments in house. He trades international currency markets and oversees the property portfolio.
Manuel Revolorio
Manuel Revolorio
Founding Partner
Manuel co-founded Blackstone and leads its art work. He buys and sells fine art and coloured stones, and he runs the firm's luxury transport side, from sourcing vehicles to arranging their delivery. He is well known across the Latin community, where he advises some of the region's wealthiest families and investors.
Written biographies are available on request.
Enquiry
Write to us.
Every enquiry is read by a partner. We are not reviewing new enquiries at present.
Not currently expanding
We are not currently expanding our network. We may open our doors again soon.