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Blackstone backs Pfizer obesity drug with $1.5BHealth — 3dBlackstone will provide up to $1.5 billion through 2028 to help Pfizer develop berobenatide, an experimental monthly GLP-1 drug for weight management and obesity-related conditions. Pfizer retains ownership and control, while Blackstone could receive milestone payments if the drug wins U.S. approval and reaches specified sales targets.

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Derek Foss Pfizer keeping ownership while Blackstone waits for approval and sales milestones seems like a fair split of risk.

Blackstone-Led Group to Invest $3.1 Billion in LNG Canada StakeBusiness — Nov 2, 2026Blackstone-led group with Canadian funds agrees to $3.1B for 49.9% non-controlling stake in Mitsubishi's LNG Canada holding; Reuters cites about $1.6B.

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Priya Raman Keeping Mitsubishi in control while adding Blackstone money looks like a balanced way to fund the capacity doubling without losing oversight.

Anthropic reportedly offers Blackstone 10% yield on $60B AI chip deal — Oct 17, 2026Anthropic reportedly offered Blackstone a 10% coupon on $9B junior debt in a $60B Project North Star Google chip package, total yield above 10%; Reuters could not verify.

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Rachel Meyers Blackstone getting a 10 percent coupon on junior debt for this Google chip package looks like a smart way to limit their downside.

Real Estate Stocks Gain on Lower Borrowing CostsBusiness — Oct 30, 2026Real estate stocks outperformed broader markets in October as investors rotated away from technology shares and the Federal Reserve held rates steady. In India, DLF slipped 0.4% on Friday ahead of Monday’s session, while U.S. names flagged for attention include Welltower, Equinix, Blackstone, Digital Realty Trust, American Tower, Ventas and Crown Castle.

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Universal Music Group held early buyout talks with private equity firms — Oct 26, 2026Universal Music Group held preliminary, now-stalled discussions with Apollo Global Management, TPG and Blackstone about a possible privatization, but has not begun a formal sale process; its board is aware of the talks. The discussions follow the board’s rejection of an unsolicited takeover proposal from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square and come as the company’s shares have fallen sharply this year.

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Chris Dalton Private equity buying into music labels usually leads to bigger cuts in artist deals and catalog spending.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Broadcom Arranges $63 Billion Anthropic Chip FinancingTech — Oct 26, 2026Broadcom and four financial firms arranged a $63 billion special-purpose financing vehicle to buy AI chips and networking equipment for lease to Anthropic, with Bank of America, Citi and Morgan Stanley providing first-lien financing and Blackstone supplying second-lien financing. Broadcom will backstop equipment resale value up to the first-lien amount, with deliveries expected in 2027; separately, Anthropic has lined up $77 billion in additional financing from Google, Amazon and Broadcom, subject to conditions.

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IDP Education Rejects Blackstone’s A$695 Million Bid — Sep 22, 2026IDP Education rejected Blackstone's A$2.50-per-share cash bid of about A$694.7 million as highly opportunistic and undervaluing the firm; shares rose 20.7% to A$2.16.

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Priya Raman IDP should hold out for more than A$2.50 since the market clearly thinks the company is worth at least that much now.

Blackstone, Partners Near $500B AI Infrastructure Financing — Aug 10, 2026A coalition including Blackstone, BlackRock, NVIDIA, Apollo, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR is launching multi-firm AI infrastructure financing platforms to mobilize over $500 billion in capital for data centers, chips, and power worldwide, underscoring a major shift in how AI buildouts are funded. The development is driving investor interest and stock activity in Blackstone and related firms, with earnings signals and institutional moves shaping the ongoing momentum in the AI infrastructure theme.

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Blackstone Explores Secondary Sale for $11B FundBusiness — Sep 17, 2026Blackstone is pursuing a secondary sale for shares in its Blackstone Property Partners US fund, about $11 billion in net asset value, with the firm taking a more active role to coordinate buyers and sellers to provide liquidity without asset sales. The move follows years of depressed returns and redemption pressure across open-ended real estate funds, with BPP cutting management fees by 30% for some investors and a broader shift toward data-center-heavy holdings as it stabilizes returns.

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Wellington, Vanguard, Blackstone Launch Hybrid Funds for ClientsFinance — Jul 22, 2026Wellington Management, Vanguard, and Blackstone launched two hybrid funds—WVB All Markets Fund and WVB Blackstone All Privates Fund—giving advisers access to diversified portfolios that blend public and private markets, with initial availability through Bank of America Merrill and Private Bank and plans to broaden to RIAs. The funds are part of a strategic alliance formed last year to simplify multi-asset solutions and expand access to private markets for high-net-worth and mass-affluent clients, including retirement-focused opportunities.

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Blackstone Posts Q2 Earnings Beat as Inflows Push AUM to $1.35 Trillion — Jul 23, 2026Blackstone reported robust Q2 results with inflows around $68 billion, lifting assets under management to about $1.35 trillion and boosting distributable earnings and fee-related earnings. The firm is accelerating AI-focused investments, including Anthropic and data-center platforms, while monetizing assets through $31.8 billion of second-quarter sales to fund distributions and shareholder value.

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Support Trump vs Support DemocratsYourlist — VS BattleEvery executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.

H.I.G. Capital taps former Blackstone executive to lead Asia expansion — Sep 1, 2026H.I.G. Capital has named Younghee Choi as Head of Asia in its Capital Formation Group, based in Hong Kong, to lead fundraising and investor relationships across the region and broaden its Asian limited partner base. A former Blackstone senior executive with 15+ years in capital formation, Choi will help connect Asian investors with H.I.G.’s private equity, credit and real assets platforms as the firm manages about $75 billion in capital and supports over 400 portfolio companies.

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Derek Foss Curious how much of that $75B in AUM is actually deployed vs dry powder waiting for better entry points.

Finance Titans May Have Found Trojan Horse For ‘Climate Mandates’ — Oct 13, 2025Major global asset managers including BlackRock and Blackstone have been looking to buy power utilities across America in a move that some industry insiders warn could harm consumers, raise electricity costs and advance…

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Blackstone Stock Nosedives As Trump Comes For Their Real Estate Cash Grab — Jan 7, 2026President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is moving to ban major investors from buying up single-family homes in the US in an attempt to lower house prices. Major global asset manager…

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Law firm probes Bumble buyout over unequal rollover for founder sharesBusiness — Oct 13, 2026Bleichmar Fonti & Auld says it is investigating whether Bumble’s $6.05-per-share sale to Ithaca Holdings, including founder Whitney Wolfe Herd’s opportunity to roll over her shares, treated public shareholders fairly and complied with Delaware law. The firm says Blackstone and Wolfe Herd, who control most of Bumble’s voting power, approved the deal by written consent; the claims are under investigation.

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Levin Capital Expands Stock Positions Across Firms — Jul 23, 2026Levin Capital Strategies L.P. expanded its equity footprint across several major companies in Q1, taking new positions in Lamb Weston, Sysco, Whirlpool, and Blackstone for multi-million-dollar values, while also trimming its stake in Golar LNG by about 61%. The activity reflects a broad, diversified portfolio adjustment among institutions, with the firm and other investors moving positions across food, energy, shipping, and asset-management stocks.

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Kuwait Signs $16B Pipeline Lease Deal — Jul 25, 2026Kuwait's state-owned Kuwait Oil Company signs a US$16 billion lease-and-lease-back deal with a consortium led by Blackstone, Brookfield, and KKR to lease its 13 pipelines for 20.5 years, with KOC holding 51% and the investors 49%, generating about US$7.85 billion in upfront proceeds to support expansion to 4 million barrels per day by 2035 while preserving Kuwait's control over production and refining. The move, framed as Kuwait’s largest foreign direct investment to date, comes amid regional tensions and Iranian attacks on energy infrastructure.

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