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Fundraising's fallout continues: Story of the Year
Secondaries picked up momentum and managers increasingly tapped the wealth channel amid 2025's challenging fundraising environment.
Blackstone’s Gray: We may seek faster exits to avoid AI disruption risk
Blackstone uses a traffic light system to evaluate an asset's potential exposure to AI disruption risk, president Jon Gray told delegates at an HKMA event on Tuesday.
Blackstone leans into targeted advertising, partnerships as it doubles down on retail
‘I don’t expect a Blackstone stadium any time soon,’ president and COO Jonathan Gray says on the firm's Q3 2025 earnings call.
Democratisation & Transparency: How alternative assets are readying for individual investors
Opening up alternative assets to non-institutional investors, from HNWIs to 401(k) account holders, represents up to $80trn. It's an alluring pot of capital for an industry with flatlining annual fundraising figures in some asset classes. And yet, multiple headwinds exist, making the journey towards increasing democratisation far from straightforward.
Blackstone launches defined contribution unit as part of 401(k) strategy
The unit will sit within the firm's $280bn private wealth business and will focus on broadening retirement savers’ access to private markets.
Public-private partnerships: Who’s tied up with whom?
PGIM and Partners Group became the latest firms this week to disclose partnerships amid a trend of traditional asset managers and private markets specialists partnering to tap more non-institutional capital.
Blackstone contact information
Offices
345 Park Avenue, New York, 10154, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
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 Ms. A.J. Murphy | Job titleSenior MD and Chief Operating Officer, Private Equity | LocationNew York, United States | Email  ------ |
| Mr. Adam Konopolsky | Job titlePrincipal | LocationNew York, United States | Email ------- |
| Mr. Adam Lane | Job titleSenior Managing Director and Global Head of Institutional Client Solutions | LocationNew York, United States | Email ----- |
| Mr. Alexander Walsh | Job titleSenior Managing Director, Private Equity | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email ---------- |
Blackstone funds managed
Funds in market: 7
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Closed funds: 55
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Three lessons from the PEI 300
Our latest ranking of the industry’s biggest fundraisers serves as a reminder that there’s more to the state of play than meets the eye.
PEI 300: Private equity overcomes its plateau
Year-on-year growth is back on track after last year’s fundraising flatline, though the nature of this growth has shifted.
PEI 300: Private equity firms double down on private wealth
Evergreen funds account for about 5% of private markets NAV today, a figure that is expected to grow in the long term.
How private equity firms are managing the road to 401(k)
Recent updates from the US administration are paving the way for clearer partnership between private markets and American defined contribution capital.
Size matters for the specialists
In an active market, GP stakes investors are differentiating themselves by homing in on private markets firms of particular sizes.
Five fundraising trends shaping Asia’s hottest market
Global capital is pouring into Japan, yet fundraising data reveals a more uneven picture as domestic constraints and cyclical dynamics reshape the market.
Brookfield builds up team dedicated to 401(k) opportunities
The listed giant's private wealth capital-raising grew 40% last year.
Can due diligence make private equity a better boss?
GPs are increasingly scrutinising target companies’ workplace practices in an effort to invest responsibly, satisfy LP demands and reap the financial rewards.