Blackstone Seeks $8 Billion for Green Infrastructure Credit Fund

• Blackstone is raising at least $8 billion for a new private credit fund focused on green infrastructure, including renewables and digital assets.
• The fund will provide loans to companies in the energy transition sector, with a focus on energy security, power, utilities, data centers, and chip financing.
• This initiative highlights Blackstone's strong performance, driven by AI investments and its position as a leading alternative asset manager attracting significant institutional capital.

Topics: Asset types, Institutional adoption, Private credit high yield, Asset manager initiatives

Tags: #blackstone #greeninfrastructure #privatecredit #renewables #digitalinfrastructure #energytransition #artificialintelligence #datacenters #fundraising #institutionalinvestors

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Ex-Blackstone team launches tokenized private-credit fund on Superstate

Valinor Digital, founded by two former Blackstone private credit executives, has launched the Valinor BDC Exposure Fund, a tokenized fund that holds a basket of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs). The…

• Valinor Digital, founded by ex-Blackstone executives, has launched a tokenized private credit fund (Valinor BDC Exposure Fund) on Superstate's platform.
• The fund holds publicly traded Business Development Companies (BDCs) and offers daily subscriptions/redemptions, aiming to provide private credit returns with enhanced on-chain liquidity.
• This initiative targets a niche in credit markets, leveraging tokenization to offer greater efficiency and access for investors in traditionally illiquid private credit.

Topics: Asset types, Infrastructure providers, Institutional adoption, Private credit debt funds, Tokenization platforms, Asset manager initiatives

Tags: #valinordigital #blackstone #tokenizedprivatecredit #bdcexposurefund #superstate #fundos #realeconomycredit #qualifiedpurchasers #onchainliquidity #247settlement

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QTS subsidiaries hold investor calls ahead of potential bond offering

• QTS Data Centers is exploring a potential bond offering, holding investor calls with major financial institutions.
• The company previously completed a $4.6 billion green bond issuance in April 2026, indicating a focus on ESG-minded investors.
• Any new issuance will be benchmarked against the previous 10-year deal yielding 5.700%.

Topics: Asset types, Institutional adoption, Legal regulatory, Bond, Major financial incumbents, Securities law classification

Tags: #qtsdatacenters #bondoffering #investorcalls #greenbond #blackstone #esg #fixedincome #citigroup #goldmansachs #jpmorgan

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BlackRock targets Apollo, Blackstone, and Blue Owl in private credit with $220B war chest

• BlackRock has significantly expanded its private credit presence with a $220 billion platform following the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners, positioning itself as a major competitor to Apollo, Blackstone, and Blue Owl.
• Despite its scale, BlackRock's HPS Corporate Lending Fund (HLEND) has faced redemption pressures, leading to redemption caps, indicating potential cracks in the sector.
• BlackRock's entry into private credit, alongside its role in Bitcoin ETFs, makes it a key indicator of institutional capital flow and market trends.

Topics: Asset types, Institutional adoption, Private credit high yield, Asset manager initiatives

Tags: #blackrock #privatecredit #apollo #blackstone #blueowl #hpsinvestmentpartners #acquisition #redemptionpressure #institutionalcapital

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What Medallia’s faceplant tells us about private credit

• The article analyzes the Medallia situation to explore the private credit industry, focusing on Business Development Companies (BDCs) and their management of debt.
• It highlights how BDCs, despite the poor performance of Medallia's debt, continued to grow their positions and charge substantial fees, including on Payment-in-Kind (PIK) debt.
• The analysis criticizes the fee structures of private credit managers, suggesting they are incentivized by risk exposure rather than client returns, even when investments sour.

Topics: Asset types, Institutional adoption, Risk default, Private credit high yield, Asset manager initiatives, Credit counterparty risk

Tags: #privatecredit #bdcs #medallia #thomabravo #debt #fees #pikdebt #blackstone #assetmanagement #risk

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