Balentic news

Blackstone Closes Flagship Opportunistic Credit Fund at Over $10B, Hitting Hard Cap

Blackstone closed its Capital Opportunities Fund V at over $10 billion, marking its largest opportunistic credit fund to date and reflecting strong investor demand despite a challenging market backdrop.

Tue Apr 07 2026Blackstone Group

Apollo Funds Acquire Gatehouse Living Group from Gatehouse Bank

Apollo Global Management acquired Gatehouse Living Group from Gatehouse Bank, gaining a vertically integrated UK platform focused on build-to-rent housing, including both investment and property management operations.

Wed Apr 01 2026Apollo Global Management

Blackstone Announces Top-Ranked Professional Golfer, Tommy Fleetwood, as Global Brand Ambassador

Blackstone announced a partnership with Tommy Fleetwood, naming him its first global brand ambassador to help connect with private wealth investors.

Tue Mar 31 2026Blackstone Group

Blackstone Announces Final Close of Record $6.3 Billion Life Sciences Fund – the Largest Private Fund Dedicated to Life Sciences

Blackstone announced the final close of its Life Sciences VI fund at $6.3 billion, making it the largest life sciences private fund ever and significantly larger than its predecessor, reflecting strong investor demand and an oversubscribed raise.

Mon Mar 30 2026Blackstone Group

Blackstone, Raya Holding, NRT and Sightline Announce Partnership to Invest in UAE Payments Infrastructure Platform

Blackstone has invested $250 million in Advanced Digital Gaming Technology (ADGT), a UAE-based payments and data platform built to support regulated digital markets globally.

Thu Mar 26 2026Blackstone Group

Blackstone Names Courtney Reagan Senior Editor of Blackstone Insights

Blackstone announced that Courtney Reagan has joined as Senior Editor of Blackstone Insights, where she will help translate complex market data and themes into accessible content for business and financial audiences.

Mon Mar 23 2026Blackstone Group

Apollo Funds Announce Strategic Investment in NSG Group, a Global Leader in Glass Manufacturing

Apollo Global Management plans to acquire Nippon Sheet Glass Company in a deal worth about $3.7 billion, marking its largest private equity investment in Japan to date.

Mon Mar 23 2026Apollo Global Management

Realty Income and Apollo to Establish Strategic Partnership

Apollo Global Management is investing $1 billion to acquire a 49% stake in a joint venture with Realty Income Corporation, backed by a portfolio of around 500 U.S. retail properties with stable, long-term lease income.

Thu Mar 19 2026Apollo Global Management

Blackstone Credit & Insurance Leads $1.3 Billion Financing to Support Combination of Paratek Pharmaceuticals and Radius Health

Blackstone Credit & Insurance is leading a $1.3 billion financing to support the merger of Paratek Pharmaceuticals and Radius Health, creating a larger specialty pharmaceutical platform with diversified medicines and strong growth potential.

Wed Mar 18 2026Blackstone Group

Apollo Sports Capital Completes Transaction to Become Majority Shareholder of Atlético de Madrid

Atlético de Madrid has announced that Apollo-affiliated Apollo Sports Capital has completed its investment to become the club’s majority shareholder.

Thu Mar 12 2026Apollo Global Management

Blackstone Group

New York, United States

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which we invest. Our more than $1 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, real assets, secondaries and hedge funds.

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Apollo Global Management

New York, United States

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes.

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