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Private Fund Stake Sale

Blackstone Inc. · 2026-09-23 · Importance 52 · Surprise 42

Blackstone shelved a proposed $3 billion collateralized fund obligation transaction. The deal was intended to monetize aging private-equity stakes held in an older secondaries fund and provide liquidity to investors in funds as old as 20 years. The transaction was paused in its current form because prospective buyers showed insufficient interest, indicating weaker demand for legacy private-market exposures.