Overview
- Distributable earnings rose to about $2.2 billion, or $1.75 per share, beating the $1.54 consensus, with revenue climbing to roughly $4.4 billion.
- Fresh capital inflows reached approximately $71.5 billion in the quarter, lifting assets under management to about $1.27 trillion.
- Infrastructure valuations increased 8.4% on strength from QTS’s data center platform tied to AI demand, and the company is in talks on a larger role in Oracle’s Michigan project.
- Fee-related earnings fell to about $1.54 billion as private equity softened, even as real estate and credit and insurance helped offset some pressure.
- Blackstone invested roughly $42.2 billion and committed about $23 billion in the quarter, finishing with around $198 billion in dry powder, while analysts downplayed risk from a proposed curb on institutional home buying given limited exposure.