Blackstone REIT Lifts $1.75 Billion in IPO to Buy Data Centers
Corroborated by 3 sources from 3 publishers
TL;DR
Blackstone founder Stephen Schwarzman sells $475k ARKO Petroleum shares Blackstone Drops $4 Billion New World Deal Over Control Clash Piper Sandler noted the quarter to be the second-best fundraising performance since 2022. The firm lowered its earnings estimates to $5.91 from $6.11 for 2026 and to $7.57 from $7.66 for 2027. The firm noted expected pressure on management fees from softness in credit fee-earning assets under management and real estate fees.
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Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/blackstone-founder-stephen-schwarzman-sells-475k-arko-petroleum-shares-93CH-4683073
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Bloomberg Industries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/blackstone-drops-4-billion-new-world-deal-over-control-clash
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Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackstone-bx-files-ipo-blackstone-170137677.html
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Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackstone-builds-8-billion-core-182921352.html
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Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/blackstone-reit-raises-1-75-billion-in-ipo-to-buy-data-centers
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Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/blackstone-data-center-reit-raises-175-billion-in-us-ipo-4686917