https://pitchbook.com/tag/blackstone blackstone en-US Wed, 27 May 2026 21:00:31 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/public-pe-titans-are-saying-goodbye-to-software-hello-to-ai Publicly traded PE players marked down their software portfolios in Q1 and directed capital into industries linked to AI. Wed, 27 May 2026 21:00:31 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/public-pe-titans-are-saying-goodbye-to-software-hello-to-ai https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/big-ticket-deals-push-m-a-value-to-all-time-high Global M&A volume reached nearly $5 trillion last year, and big-ticket deals beefed up the transaction value. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:38:11 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/big-ticket-deals-push-m-a-value-to-all-time-high https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/strong-realizations-drive-blackstone-to-record-q4-profits On a Q4 earnings call, COO Jon Gray heralded the end of an 'abnormal period' of low M&A and IPO activity. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:56:05 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/strong-realizations-drive-blackstone-to-record-q4-profits https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-secondary-markets-capitalization-conundrum Despite record fundraising, the amount of capital available to do secondary deals is proportionally down on a year ago. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:17:26 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-secondary-markets-capitalization-conundrum https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-sees-end-to-private-equity-distribution-drought The $1.2 trillion asset manager accrued $9.3 billion in realizations from its PE portfolio in Q3, a quarterly high for 2025. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 20:26:19 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-sees-end-to-private-equity-distribution-drought https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-targets-5-5b-for-tactical-opportunities-fund Its $37-billion opportunistic investing business could raise as much as $10 billion in a first fund offering under new leadership. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:30:26 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-targets-5-5b-for-tactical-opportunities-fund https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-invests-nearly-1b-in-hill-top-supporting-data-center-backbone The PE firm is doubling down on energy assets that power and optimize data centers, acquiring a Pennsylvania gas plant days after taking an efficiency platform public. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:14:25 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-invests-nearly-1b-in-hill-top-supporting-data-center-backbone https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-strategic-partners-raises-record-5-5b-for-sp-infrastructure-iv Blackstone sets a record in infrastructure secondaries as overall infrastructure-fundraising shifts toward mega funds. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:39:21 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-strategic-partners-raises-record-5-5b-for-sp-infrastructure-iv https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-buys-electrical-services-provider-shermco-for-1-6b The acquisition, from Gryphon Investors, marks Blackstone’s 12th investment from its latest energy transition fund. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:52:17 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-buys-electrical-services-provider-shermco-for-1-6b https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-fuels-energy-bet-with-6b-enverus-secondary-buyout The transaction marks another major secondary buyout as private equity firms lean into sponsor-led exits. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 17:37:25 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-fuels-energy-bet-with-6b-enverus-secondary-buyout https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstones-breit-chief-executive-among-victims-of-monday-shooting Wesley LePatner, Blackstone's head of Core+ Real Estate and CEO of BREIT, was killed in the Manhattan office shooting. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:53:06 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstones-breit-chief-executive-among-victims-of-monday-shooting https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/us-private-equity-giants-look-poised-to-double-down-on-europe The world's biggest listed PE firms—KKR, Carlyle, Blackstone and Apollo—look poised to double down on their European activity, underlined by either an increase in dealmaking and fundraising or an explicit commitment to invest more in the region. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:00:43 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/us-private-equity-giants-look-poised-to-double-down-on-europe https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-doubles-down-on-bet-in-europe Europe, a market where private capital fund LPs have historically been underallocated, is drawing growing interest from investors across the Atlantic. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 22:36:40 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-doubles-down-on-bet-in-europe https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/as-q1-uncertainty-simmered-big-pe-went-shopping Major public alternative managers were busy deploying capital in the first quarter, increasing their investment activity by 17% QoQ, as other parts of the market put the brakes on dealmaking. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:05:45 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/as-q1-uncertainty-simmered-big-pe-went-shopping https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-bets-on-clean-energy-with-5-7b-txnm-take-private The transaction gives TXNM an enterprise value of $11.5B as the company focuses on clean energy initiatives and secures long-term capital from Blackstone. Mon, 19 May 2025 21:06:31 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-bets-on-clean-energy-with-5-7b-txnm-take-private https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-takes-ai-specialist-taskus-private-for-2b The deal underscores private equity’s appetite for AI-driven capabilities and comes amid a notable increase in Q1 take-private activity. Fri, 09 May 2025 22:15:18 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-takes-ai-specialist-taskus-private-for-2b https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/asset-managers-record-gp-stakes While strategic acquisitions drove up GP deal count, last year also marked the third consecutive year of decline in GP stake deal flow. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:00:38 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/asset-managers-record-gp-stakes https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-closes-on-5-6b-amid-energy-transitions-fundraising-slump Despite a challenging fundraising environment for energy transition funds in 2024, Blackstone secured a 33% larger fund than its predecessor. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:03:51 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/blackstone-closes-on-5-6b-amid-energy-transitions-fundraising-slump