Joseph Baratta

Joseph Baratta is a Senior Managing Director in the Private Equity Group based in London. He is Head of European Private Equity and a member of the firm's Executive Committee.

Since joining Blackstone in 1998， Mr. Baratta has been involved in the execution of Blackstone’s investments in Universal Orlando， Nycomed Pharmaceuticals， Houghton Mifflin， Spirit Group and is responsible for Blackstone's investments in Seaworld Parks and Entertainment， Merlin Entertainments Group， Center Parcs， Tragus Group ， Southern Cross and ICS Group.