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Two investment professionals from Blackstone Strategic Partners (description below) will be on campus on Wednesday, November 20th from 5:15PM – 6:15PM to discuss a Summer 2026 real estate internship opportunity. Although the opportunity is targeted towards sophomores, anyone interested in the firm, regardless of class year, is encouraged to attend.

Blackstone Strategic Partners (“BSP”) is Blackstone’s dedicated secondary investment business. The Strategic Partners business was founded in 2000 and has significant experience in providing limited partners a range of liquidity solutions across illiquid asset classes on a fair, timely and confidential basis. Strategic Partners is one of the most prolific secondary market participants in the world and is recognized as an innovative investor, with broad transaction capabilities that reinforce its established reputation as a nimble and responsive investor. Through its private equity, infrastructure and real estate platforms Strategic Partners has executed over 2,000 transactions that represent interests in approximately 5,400 underlying fund interests managed by over 1,600 different financial sponsors. Strategic Partners is one of Blackstone’s fastest growing business units, with AUM of $9 billion at its time of acquisition by Blackstone in 2013 to ~$82 billion of AUM today.

BSP has eleven real estate-dedicated investment professionals. BSP Real Estate is currently investing it’s eighth SP RE Fund, which has $2.2 billion in commitments.

BSP RE is looking for sophomores interested in interning in the Summer of 2026. Qualified applicants should have a demonstrated interest in finance (ideally in private equity and / or real estate). 

Please contact Josh Sherman (jsherm17@sas.upenn.edu), who interned with BSP RE in Summer 2024 and will be returning full-time in 2025, if you have any questions.  

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DR Horton is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. Representatives from the firm will be coming to campus to teach students about the residential development sector of the real estate industry. DR Hortons is currently recruiting for their internship program across multiple roles including land acquisitions, finance, and more. 

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Ashford Inc. is an alternative asset management company with a portfolio of strategic operating businesses that provide global asset management, investment management and related services to the real estate and hospitality sectors. Ashford's principals have a long track record of success and many years of experience investing and operating in the hospitality industry. Currently, Ashford serves as the advisor to two NYSE-listed real estate investment trusts, Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) and Braemar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BHR). Ashford also has a Hospitality Products and Services initiative, where we strategically invest in operating companies that service the industry, and we act as an accelerator to grow those companies, through both our advised platforms and other third parties.

Ashford Trust is focused on investing predominantly in upper upscale, full-service hotels. Braemar's strategy is to invest in luxury hotels and resorts. Combined, Ashford Trust and Braemar Hotels & Resorts currently own 83 hotels with more than 20,000 rooms and have approximately $7.5 billion in gross assets. We are also excited to invite you to the happy hour following the event, which Ashford will host at their Notary Hotel in Center City!

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