Initiating Blackstone at Strong Buy with $234 PT, citing unmatched perpetual capital model, record dry powder, and secular growth in private wealth and insurance channels. Street underappreciates Blackstone's durable, high-margin earnings engine; FRE and AUM growth are structurally embedded, not cyclical, supporting multi-year compounding. Our below-consensus EPS outlook reflects conservative realization assumptions, but BX's downside is protected by resilient margins and opportunistic capital deployment.

Patria Investments offers a focused Latam alternative asset platform, filling a gap where Blackstone has little presence. Patria mirrors Blackstone's business model but leverages local expertise and a smaller, faster-growing market for superior growth potential. Blackstone's scale and capital access are unmatched, but Patria's valuation is far more attractive for investors seeking quality at a discount.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meridian raises $7M Series Seed for AI-powered deal management platform serving top private equity firms, led by 645 Ventures.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has successfully closed its previously announced CDN$7 billion equity investment in Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B; NYSE: RCI). Under the terms of the transaction, funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) and leading Canadian institutional investors have acquired a non-controlling interest in a newly established subsidiary of Rogers that owns a portion of the company's wireless backhaul transport infrastructur.

BXSL maintains strong fundamentals, with low non-accruals and a resilient, diversified portfolio, supporting my continued buy rating, despite a higher premium to NAV. The company's large cash position and focus on software, healthcare, and professional services position it well for future growth and new investment opportunities. Dividend yield remains attractive at 9.7%, with net investment income providing solid coverage and consistency, making distributions sustainable for the foreseeable future.

BXSL rebounded 10% since my last bullish call, as market panic over tariffs eased and valuations normalized. Q1 2025 results show strong fundamentals: 98% first-lien debt, resilient portfolio, and 0.3% non-accruals—among the best in the sector. Lower interest rates pressured NII, but BXSL still covered its $0.77 dividend with a healthy 108% payout ratio and 11.2% yield.

I would not want to own just 3 REITs. But if I had to buy just 3, I would focus on large, investment-grade rated REITs. I present 3 such REITs that are deeply discounted.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Liquid Credit Strategies LLC, an affiliate of Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LP (collectively, and together with their affiliates in the credit-focused business of Blackstone, Inc., “Blackstone Credit & Insurance”), announced monthly distributions for the three listed closed-end funds it advises, Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund (NYSE: BSL), Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund (NYSE: BGX), and Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027.

BX plans to pour $500 billion into Europe over 10 years, eyeing growth as the region boosts spending and reforms take shape.

Blackstone Inc. is planning to invest as much as $500 billion in Europe over the next 10 years, underlining the continent's growing appeal to investors during a period of geopolitical flux. “We see it as a major opportunity for us,” Chief Executive Officer Steve Schwarzman said in a Bloomberg Television interview on Tuesday.