
Blackstone raises $8 billion in latest real estate debt fund amid nascent sector recovery
(Reuters) - Blackstone (NYSE:BX) has raised $8 billion in its most recent real estate debt fund, the world’s largest alternative asset manager said on Friday, a sign that the property sector is seeing a recovery after a couple of tumultuous years.The fund - Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V - will be active in North America, Europe and Australia and make loans and buy existing loans, acco ...