Thomas Middleton To Join The Blackstone Group

New York: The Blackstone Group announced today that Thomas S. Middleton has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone’s Mergers and Acquisitions Advisory Group.

Mr. Middleton spent many years at Merrill Lynch as head of its Global Communications Group and was Vice Chairman of Investment Banking when he left there in 2002. More recently, through his own consulting firm, he advised Qwest Communications on the sale of its Dex Subsidiary. Prior to Merrill Lynch, he was a member of the M&A group at Salomon Brothers, and previously served in a similar role at Kidder Peabody.

Tony James, Vice Chairman of The Blackstone Group, said, “Tom’s long and successful background in mergers and acquisitions will add further depth to our growing M&A practice. His very special expertise in the communications sector will also bring substantial benefits both to our M&A practice and to many of our other businesses.”

Tom Middleton added, “Blackstone’s financial strength and entrepreneurial approach, together with its reputation as one of the foremost alternative investment and advisory firms, provides an exciting opportunity. I’m looking forward to working with some of the best in the business.”

About The Blackstone Group

The Blackstone Group, a private investment bank with offices in New York and London, was founded in 1985. Blackstone’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice specializes in large, complex M&A transactions, often cross-border in nature and on behalf of large multinational corporations. The Blackstone Group’s other core businesses include Restructuring and Reorganization Advisory, Private Equity Investing, Private Real Estate Investing, Corporate Debt Investing, and Marketable Alternative Asset Management.