GSO Capital Partners
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services, asset management |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founders | Bennett J. Goodman J. Albert "Tripp" Smith Doug Ostrover |
| Defunct | November 2020 |
| Fate | GSO branding dropped and changed to Blackstone Credit |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Products | Mezzanine capital Leveraged finance Hedge funds Distressed investments |
| Parent | Blackstone Inc. |
GSO Capital Partners (GSO) was an American hedge fund and the credit investment arm of The Blackstone Group. It was one of the largest credit-oriented alternative asset managers in the world and a major participant in the leveraged finance marketplace. The firm invests across a variety of credit oriented strategies and products including collateralized loan obligation vehicles investing in secured loans, hedge funds focused on special situations investments, mezzanine debt funds and private equity funds focused on rescue financing.
It was acquired by Blackstone in March 2008. In November 2020, it was rebranded to Blackstone Credit.