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Blackstone Defaults On $562MM CMBS

March 2, 2023

This morning, Bloomberg reported that Wall Street’s largest commercial real estate landlord, private equity giant Blackstone, has defaulted on a $562 million bond. This bond was backed by a portfolio of offices and stores owned by Sponda Oy, a Finnish landlord acquired by Blackstone in 2018. This default is a significant event in the financial […]

Blackstone Halts BREIT redemptions

December 3, 2022

Blackstone Inc. limited withdrawals from its $69 billion unlisted real estate income trust (REIT) on Thursday following a surge in redemption requests related to BREIT. This decision to halt redemptions comes at a time when investors are increasingly anxious about the stability of real estate investments, particularly in an economic climate marked by rising interest […]