How a New York private equity giant became Boston's biggest commercial landlord — and biotech investor
How a New York private equity giant became Boston’s biggest commercial landlord and biotech investor Jon Chesto © David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Blackstone recently put local executive Nick Galakatos, who runs Blackstone Life Sciences out of Cambridge, on BioMed’s board of directors. The biggest private-equity firm in the world has been pouring money into Boston by the billions, buying up prime real estate and investing in promising biotechs. Blackstone Group said it now owns more than $12 billion worth of real estate in the area, making it the largest commercial landlord in...