Balentic news

Blackstone and Lunate Announce Strategic Partnership to Invest in GCC Logistics

Partnership to create GLIDE, a platform targeting US$5 billion of high-quality warehouses across the GCC

Mon Oct 06 2025Blackstone Group

Blackstone Real Estate Announces Key Leadership Appointments

Blackstone names Katie Keenan CEO of BREIT and Global Head of Core+ Real Estate, and Tim Johnson CEO of BXMT, marking key leadership updates across its real estate and debt platforms.

Fri Sep 19 2025Blackstone Group

Blackstone Real Estate to Acquire Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor from Allegiant Travel Company for $200 Million

Blackstone Real Estate has agreed to acquire the newly built Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor in Florida from Allegiant Travel Company for $200 million. The 785-room waterfront resort spans 22 acres and includes extensive amenities such as multiple restaurants, pools, a spa, a rooftop adult pool, a golf course, and over 60,000 square feet of meeting space.

Mon Jul 07 2025Blackstone Group

Atlantic Union Bank Closes Sale of Approximately $2 Billion of Commercial Real Estate Loans to Blackstone

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation and Blackstone announced the completion of a $2 billion sale of performing commercial real estate (CRE) loans from Atlantic Union Bank (acquired via Sandy Spring Bank) to Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (BREDS).

Thu Jun 26 2025Blackstone Group

Blackstone launches PROXITY, a new pan-European logistics platform

Blackstone has launched Proxity, a new pan-European logistics platform aimed at providing high-quality, flexible warehousing solutions across key metropolitan regions in Europe.

Tue Apr 29 2025Blackstone Group

KKR Acquires Three Build-to-Rent Properties in Manchester from L&G

KKR and its European living sector platform Inhabeo announce the acquisition of The Slate Yard in Manchester—three high-quality Build-to-Rent (BtR) residential buildings totaling 424 units and 270,000 square feet—for over £100 million from L&G.

Tue Apr 15 2025KKR

Blackstone Real Estate to Acquire 6M SF Industrial Portfolio Developed by Crow Holdings for $718M

Blackstone and Crow Holdings announce that Blackstone Real Estate's Core+ funds acquire a 95% stake in a $718 million industrial portfolio developed by Crow Holdings.

Thu Apr 10 2025Blackstone Group

Blackstone Announces $10.6 Billion Final Close of Largest Ever European Real Estate Drawdown Fund

Blackstone announces the final close of Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe VII (BREP Europe VII), securing €9.8 billion ($10.6 billion) in capital commitments.

Wed Apr 09 2025Blackstone Group

World-first strategic partnership to tackle renewable energy price risk and protect revenues

Paratus Holdings and Low Carbon enter a strategic partnership to protect revenue streams across Low Carbon’s renewable energy portfolio using Paratus’ innovative energy price insurance policy.

Tue Apr 08 2025Ara Partners

OREIMA reinforces its investment capabilities

Appointment of Pierre Leocadio as Investment Director

Mon Apr 07 2025Infravia Capital Partners

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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KKR

New York, United States

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

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Ara Partners

Houston, United States

Ara Partners is a global private equity and infrastructure investment firm focused on industrial decarbonization. Founded in 2017, Ara Partners seeks to build and scale companies with significant decarbonization impact across the industrial and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, energy efficiency and green fuels, and food and agriculture sectors. The company operates from offices in Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Dublin. Ara Partners closed its third private equity fund in December 2023 with over $2.8 billion in capital commitments. As of September, 2024, Ara Partners had approximately $6.3 billion of assets under management.

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Infravia Capital Partners

Paris, France

Founded in 2008, InfraVia is a leading independent private equity firm specializing in real assets - infrastructure, critical metals, real estate - and technology investments. InfraVia is a conviction-driven investor focusing on resilient businesses partnering with management teams, entrepreneurs, or industrials to develop their businesses and drive long-term value creation through active, hands-on asset management. InfraVia manages EUR 15 billion of capital* and invested in 50+ companies across Europe. *Total amount of capital raised

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