Blackstone survey shows PE sponsors expect private credit to take lion-share of financing deals
Blackstone sees a “super cycle” in private credit occurring next year, according to Brad Marshall, boosted by an expected pick-up in M&A and usage of direct lending

Blackstone’s Buckhorn Park CLO gets partial refi
Blackstone has printed a partial refinancing of US BSL CLO Buckhorn Park, reworking the top five tranches of the 2019 deal

Blackstone backs CLO captive equity fund for Brigade Capital
Blackstone has made a USD 300m investment to Brigade Capital, including USD 150m for a CLO captive equity fund 

US direct lenders anticipate M&A “super cycle” in 2025
Senior direct lending deal flow has returned in the US with third quarter deployment rebounding to highs not seen since 2021

Blackstone resets 2022 vintage US CLO
Blackstone, working with BNP Paribas as arranger, has reset Valley Stream Park CLO, a little more than a year after the pair refinanced the same deal

Blackstone resets – and complicates – a US BSL deal from 2019
The reset of Niagara Park CLO added 6 extra trachnes to the cap stack of the 2019 US BSL CLO

Blackstone prices ultra-tight private credit CLO
Blackstone has followed fellow US behemoth KKR in rethinking its approach to private credit CLOs, with the first such deal under the Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) shelf

Blackstone raises USD 22bn for senior direct lending
Blackstone has raised USD 22bn, inclusive of leverage, for its institutional US direct lending fund and related vehicles

Blackstone prices new US CLO
Blackstone has priced its latest new US BSL CLO in a USD 405m deal arranged by BofA

Blackstone prices new US issue amidst market frenzy
Blackstone has priced its latest new issue US BSL CLO, a USD 557.625m deal arranged by Goldman Sachs

Blackstone makes two senior hires for infra lending and asset-based credit
Blackstone has hired two senior managing directors to focus on infrastructure and asset-based lending as members of the greater BXCI team

Blackstone resets 2022 vintage US CLO
Blackstone has priced a reset of a 2022 US BSL CLO in a deal worth USD 457.75m via Citi

Blackstone prints its 12th new US BSL CLO of year
Blackstone has extended its lead as the most active issuer of new CLOs this year with a 12th US BSL deal

Blackstone’s head of liquid credit Rob Zable set to leave firm
One of the biggest names in the CLO world is making a change, with Rob Zable leaving Blackstone by the end of the year

Blackstone keeps the ball rolling with 15th new CLO of 2024
Other managers may be focusing on resets but Blackstone remains a new issuance engine, pricing its latest US BSL new issue CLO

CLO market wrangles over direction of liability spreads after August volatility
Investors are seeking to get wider spreads on CLO primary deals, but Blackstone and other managers are trying to keep firm on US triple-As at 135bps

Blackstone prints new US BSL CLO at 135bps
Blackstone priced a new US BSL USD 509.3m CLO with triple-As at 135bps over SOFR

Blackstone prints second new US BSL CLO in a week at 135bps
Blackstone has come to the primary market with Meacham Park CLO, the 22^nd deal – either new, reset or refi – priced by the manager this year

Blackstone scores sweet deal with latest US CLO
Blackstone Liquid Credit has priced a new US BSL deal dubbed Blueberry Park CLO, matching the tightest senior spreads so far this year.

Blackstone resets Wellman Park CLO
Blackstone and Morgan Stanley have printed a reset of a 2021 vintage CLO

Blackstone reports 18% return from private credit over last 12 months
Blackstone's private credit and liquid credit returns outperform private equity investments in the last 12 months

Blackstone resets 2020 vintage CLO with small equity injection
Blackstone has reset Clover 2020-1 in the second reset of a CLO that debuted four years ago under the AIG banner

2023 US CLO gets a short-dated reset
Blackstone opted for a short duration with its reset last week of a 2023-vintage US BSL CLO, the reworking of its Juniper Valley Park CLO

Blackstone is back with 15th CLO this year
Blackstone again turned to Citi to arrange the reset of its 2022-vintage Bear Mountain Park CLO on Friday

Blackstone refinances 2018 US CLO
Blackstone rounded off last week with a partial refinancing of its 2018-vintage Harbor Park CLO, arranged via Morgan Stanley.