Blackstone’s Paris Ambition
Chocs away! It’s an old expression and one that signals the start of a new journey, which is what Blackstone will be hoping for as they bid to buy the CityQuartier Trocadéro building in Paris. Over a century old and set in a prime location in the city’s 16th arrondissement near the Arc de Triomphe, the trophy asset comes with a price tag of EUR800 million.