Blackstone Deploys $25 Billion to Ramp Up Spending

Blackstone Deploys $25 Billion to Ramp Up Spending

Blackstone Group Inc. deployed a record $25.4 billion in the fourth quarter, as the world’s biggest alternative asset manager sealed large deals and found opportunities in an economy ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. New York-based Blackstone spent $11.7 billion on...
SparkPost Lands $180 Million Strategic Growth Investment

SparkPost Lands $180 Million Strategic Growth Investment

SparkPost, the world’s largest email sending and optimization platform delivering nearly 40 percent of the world’s commercial email, today announced it has secured $180 million from LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital and PNC Bank to invest in the next era of...
Investcorp buys US apartments in $330m suburbs bet

Investcorp buys US apartments in $330m suburbs bet

Bahrain’s Investcorp is buying five garden-style apartment properties in the US for $330 million, as multifamily assets attract investor interest during a pandemic that has made residential real estate more appealing than offices, hotels and malls. The properties...