Blackstone

Blackstone extends bet on grocery stores in Texas property deal

The firm is paying US$440 million for a portfolio that includes properties in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio

Blackstone already has ties to Hawaii.

Blackstone venture to buy Hawaii property owner for US$1.5 billion

A&B owns roughly four million square feet of commercial real estate

The claimaints against Standard Chartered are Alsen Chance Holdings, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners and Brightstone Jewellery.

Singapore court clears way for US$2.7 billion suit against StanChart in 1MDB scandal-linked claim

Claims involve an alleged US$150 million deposit to Najib Razak and US$77 million for his wife Rosmah Mansor’s bags and jewellery

Bespoke Hotel Osaka Shinsaibashi is a 256-room freehold lifestyle hotel located in Osaka’s Shinsaibashi commercial district.

CDL sells Osaka hotel to Blackstone-managed real estate funds for 14 billion yen

The proposed divestment aligns with the real estate company’s capital recycling and portfolio optimisation efforts

ABN Amro has sought to increase and rejuvenate its client base, and recently acquired a wealth manager in Germany.

ABN Amro to buy NIBC Bank from Blackstone for 960 million euros

The deal will cut the Dutch bank’s CET1 capital ratio by about 70 basis points at closing

Blackstone has invested in some office deals over the past year, after an extended period in which the firm retreated from the property type and reduced its exposure.

Blackstone scores rare premium in Boston office building sale

The investment firm has also offloaded certain office properties

Blackstone has built an empire of data centres around the world.

Blackstone, Saudis’ Humain ink US$3 billion data centre deal

Middle Eastern entities have also emerged as a particularly crucial source of funding for the capital-intensive sector

The average price of retail space in the city plunged 41% as at August from a 2018 peak, according to Hong Kong government data.

Hong Kong property losses hit PE funds after US$17 billion rush

Offices, near their worst vacancy rates, tank 49% in value

Blackstone’s significant presence in private credit exposes it to scrutiny and shifting investor sentiment in that market.

Blackstone profits soar but lower rates bring scrutiny to credit

The US$1.2 trillion firm is a giant non-bank lender in its own right, with credit dominating flows in the third quarter