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Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) generates frequent news coverage as the world’s largest alternative asset manager, and its announcements highlight activity across real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure and energy-related investments. This news page aggregates updates drawn from Blackstone’s own releases and regulatory disclosures so readers can follow how the firm deploys capital and manages its portfolio.
Recent items illustrate the breadth of Blackstone’s activity. Funds managed by Blackstone’s private equity strategy for individual investors became the sole institutional investor in AIR Control Concepts, a commercial HVAC, electrical and controls platform operating across numerous U.S. states and Canada. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners and other Blackstone funds acquired Alliance Technical Group, an environmental testing, monitoring and compliance services provider, and announced a majority ownership position in a combined MacLean Power Systems and Power Grid Components platform serving the electrical grid.
Other news features include Blackstone Energy Transition Partners’ investment in Wolf Summit Energy, a combined-cycle natural gas power generation facility in West Virginia, as well as a strategic partnership with Phoenix Financial focused on corporate, real estate and asset-based credit. Blackstone Credit & Insurance has also announced a forward flow origination partnership with Harvest Commercial Capital to acquire small business loans secured by first lien mortgages on owner-occupied commercial real estate.
In addition, Blackstone issues updates on capital markets activity, such as senior notes offerings by an indirect financing subsidiary, and appearances at financial conferences. Investors and observers can use this page to review earnings-related releases, financing transactions, major investments, partnerships and leadership appointments connected to Blackstone’s global alternative asset management business.
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced on October 28, 2025 its intention to offer senior notes of Blackstone Reg Finance Co. L.L.C., an indirect subsidiary, subject to market and other conditions.
The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Blackstone and specified indirect subsidiaries. Proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes. The offering will be made under an effective shelf registration with the SEC and only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement, which are available on www.sec.gov or from listed managing dealers.
The release clarifies this is not an offer to sell or solicitation to buy and that offers would be limited by applicable law and the final prospectus.
Gryphon Investors completed the sale of portfolio company Shermco to private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (NYSE: BX) for approximately $1.6 billion on October 27, 2025. Gryphon acquired Shermco in 2018 and supported the business through organic revenue growth, operating margin improvements and more than a dozen add-on acquisitions.
Management cited two-fold revenue growth since Gryphon's initial investment; Harris Williams and Kirkland & Ellis served as financial and legal advisors, respectively.
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) is leading a significant $7 billion investment in Sempra Infrastructure Partners' Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project. Through this transaction, funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI), along with an investor consortium, have acquired a 49.9% minority equity stake in the project, while Sempra Infrastructure Partners maintains a 50.1% controlling interest.
The investment represents a strategic move to address global energy demands and demonstrates Blackstone's capability to provide large-scale capital solutions to leading corporations. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as financial advisor, with Milbank LLP providing legal counsel to BXCI.
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has announced significant leadership changes in its Real Estate business. Katie Keenan has been appointed as CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) and Global Head of Core+ Real Estate, succeeding Wesley M. LePatner. Additionally, Tim Johnson has been named CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), taking over from Keenan.
BREIT has demonstrated strong performance with a 9.2% annualized net return on Class I since inception, outperforming the public REIT index by over 60%. The portfolio is 90% concentrated in high-growth sectors, particularly data centers. BXMT has shown robust activity with $2.6 billion in new investments last quarter and a nearly 20% YTD total return.
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) has announced a significant acquisition agreement to purchase Hill Top Energy Center, a 620-megawatt natural gas power plant in Western Pennsylvania, for nearly $1 billion from Ardian. The acquisition aligns with Blackstone's recent $25 billion commitment to Pennsylvania's digital and energy infrastructure development.
Hill Top, completed in 2021, is one of the newest and most efficient combined cycle gas turbine plants in the country, strategically positioned to support the power needs for data centers and AI infrastructure in the PJM electric market. This investment follows Blackstone's recent acquisition of the 774-megawatt Potomac Energy Center in Virginia and its development of approximately 1,600 megawatts of new-build power generation capacity in the United States.
First Internet Bancorp (Nasdaq: INBK) has agreed to sell up to $869 million of performing single tenant lease financing loans to Blackstone (NYSE: BX) affiliated vehicles. The transaction, expected to close around September 18, 2025, will be executed at approximately 95% of the unpaid principal balance.
The strategic sale aims to strengthen First Internet's capital position and boost its return on average assets to 1.00%. The company plans to move $550 million of deposit balances off-balance sheet, enhancing its tangible common equity ratio. First Internet Bank will maintain customer-facing servicing responsibilities for the loan portfolio.
For Blackstone Real Estate, this deal adds to their recent $22 billion commercial real estate portfolio acquisitions over the past 24 months, with their BREDS platform having deployed $38 billion from January 2024 through June 2025.
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) has successfully closed its latest infrastructure secondaries fund, Strategic Partners Infrastructure IV L.P., raising $5.5 billion, making it the largest dedicated infrastructure secondaries fund ever raised.
The fundraising success demonstrates the strength of Blackstone's Strategic Partners platform and its positioning in the growing infrastructure secondary market. The fund aims to generate strong risk-adjusted returns for investors by capitalizing on opportunities in one of the secondary market's fastest-growing segments.
Blackstone (NYSE:BX), a leading investment firm, has announced that Michael Chae, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the upcoming Barclays Global Financial Services Conference. The presentation is scheduled for September 9, 2025, at 11:15 am ET.
Investors can access the live webcast through Blackstone's investor relations website at ir.blackstone.com. A replay will be made available on the company's website following the presentation.
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Shermco, a leading electrical testing and services provider, for approximately $1.6 billion from Gryphon Investors. Shermco operates 40 service centers across the U.S. and Canada, employing over 600 NETA technicians and 200 engineers.
The company specializes in electrical system maintenance, repair, testing, commissioning, and design services for data centers, utilities, and commercial/industrial markets. This acquisition marks Blackstone Energy Transition Partners' twelfth investment commitment since June 2024, aligning with their focus on electrification and energy transition opportunities.
The transaction will involve investments from both Blackstone Energy Transition Partners and Blackstone's private equity strategy for individual investors.
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) has agreed to acquire Shermco from Gryphon Investors in a transaction valued at $1.6 billion. Shermco, headquartered in Irving, TX, is a leading electrical testing organization providing maintenance, repair, testing, and engineering services across 40 service centers in the U.S. and Canada.
The company employs over 600 NETA technicians and 200 engineers, serving data centers, utilities, and various commercial and industrial markets. Under Gryphon's ownership since June 2018, Shermco achieved two-fold revenue growth and significant operating margin improvements through organic growth and strategic acquisitions.