CalPERS Invests $1.9B Into Blackstone, Mesa West Debt Funds

The public pension fund will invest $1.5B in Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V and $350M into Mesa West Real Estate Income V.

Blackstone Mortgage REIT Cuts Dividend As Commercial Property Stress Mounts

BXMT is the third commercial mortgage REIT to pare dividends this year.

Blackstone Names New Co-CIOs, New Co-Head of Real Estate

Ken Caplan and Lionel Assant have assumed leadership of all Blackstone investing. Nadeem Meghji was promoted to replace Caplan as co-head of global real estate.

Ex-Blackstone Real Estate Executive Launches New Investment Fund

Chad Pike is launching Makarora to capitalize on a "major cyclical investment opportunity" after a 25-year career at Blackstone that ended in 2020.

Blackstone’s QTS Planning $1.5B Ohio Data Center Project

Blackstone-backed QTS plans to build four data centers on a pair of sites in New Albany, Ohio, as the investment giant goes all-in on data centers.

Blackstone, Rialto Push To Foreclose On McGraw-Hill Building After Signature Bank Loan Default

The new owners of Signature's commercial loans also seek a money judgment for a $25M construction loan Signature Bank gave in February 2022.

Blackstone To Repay £2.5B Of Debt As Part of Giant £6.4B Logistics Refinancing

Blackstone has secured new debt from a host of investment banks.

Blackstone To Take Tricon Residential Private For $3.5B In Cash

Blackstone's REIT and latest fund will pay $11.25 per share to acquire the firm that owns 38,000 single-family rentals across the Sun Belt.

Blackstone's $10B Multifamily Buy Could Be A Starting Gun For Investors

A rapid drop in new apartment starts is expected to constrain supply in the coming years, making existing properties a more appealing investment.

Blackstone Liability To University Of California Reaches $560M

Blackstone's real estate investment fund clocked a 0.5% loss in 2023.