Since joining Blackstone in 1996, Mr. Koplovitz has been involved in several notable transactions, including representing the bondholders on the restructuring of Skeie Drilling; the restructuring of Sea Dragon; the restructuring of Northern Rock; China Development Bank’s strategic minority investment in Barclays; Reuters’ dual listed company merger with Thomson; the sale of Procter & Gamble’s European Tissue business to SCA; the sale of WellChoice to WellPoint; Blackstone’s acquisition of HealthMarkets; the sale of Student Resources to UnitedHealth; the merger of Union Central and Ameritas Acacia; the sale of Lafayette Life to Western & Southern Financial Group; Alliance Capital Management’s purchase of Sanford C. Bernstein; the sale of LG&E Energy to PowerGen; the mutual fund joint venture between Bear Stearns and Dreyfus; the demutualizations / conversions of Prudential Financial, Principal Financial Group, Premera Blue Cross / Blue Shield, MetLife, and John Hancock; the sale of Provident Mutual to Nationwide Financial Group; Sony’s purchase of a minority stake in General Instrument; Central Parking’s acquisition of Allright Parking; Aquila’s common stock exchange offer with Utilicorp United; and the reorganization of Big Rivers Electric.

Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Koplovitz worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Wolfensohn & Company and the Corporate Finance department at Bear Stearns.

Mr. Koplovitz received a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude, and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar.