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Blackstone caps Tact Opps at near $5.5bnThe firm has posted strong results for 2013, with total AUM up 26% to a record $266bn.
- Blackstone appoints Australia head
Ex-Archer Capital partner James Carnegie will move into the role.
- The power of partnering
Combining two firms’ respective skillsets can yield strong results, as recent tie-ups have proven. This week brought another.
- Franklin Square launches fourth fund
GSO co-founder Doug Ostrover will be lead portfolio manager for the fund, which is the fourth to be managed in partnership with the Blackstone credit unit.
- Lend me your niche
In a few short years, Blackstone has become the largest owner of buy-to-rent properties. But the launch of a new lending platform suggests the longer-term opportunity in the space may be in debt.
- Report: Blackstone mulls real estate bonds
The Blackstone Group is reportedly looking to capitalise on its acquisition of 40,000 residential homes in the US by issuing a bond backed by rental payments.
- What bubble?
Blackstone’s private equity chief Joe Baratta has indicated that the US is in the midst of a sub-investment grade bubble. What does Tony James think?
- GSO backs American Energy
GSO Capital led the debt portion of a $1.7bn financing for the company’s expansion into eastern Ohio.
- Distressed, restructuring activity sinks
Distressed debt and restructuring transaction totals fell through the first three quarters, according to Thomson Reuters.
- GSO returning 17% on NJ energy account
New Jersey’s separate account with GSO Energy has already generated 17%.