Blackstone's flagship private credit fund, BCRED, recorded its first monthly loss in over three years with a 0.4% decline in February, reflecting growing investor worries about liquidity pressures in the private credit sector. Despite this setback, BCRED has delivered a strong 9.5% annualized return since inception and outperformed the leveraged loan market by 1% this year. The fund faced increased redemptions totaling $3.7 billion in the first quarter, coinciding with broader market challenges including markdowns on loans like those linked to software company Medallia. Other major asset managers, including BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley, have also restricted lending or redemptions in their private credit funds amid similar market strains, signaling caution in the sector going forward.
Anthropic has launched Ode, a $1.5 billion AI implementation company formed through a joint venture with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, and others. Ode builds on the acquisition of Fractional AI, focusing on deploying elite AI enginee...
Williams Companies secured a $5.34 billion investment from Blackstone for AI-driven Power Innovation projects, reducing its capital needs while retaining 51% ownership. CIBC adjusted its price target to $83, suggesting potential stock price upside fr...
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