{
  "id": 9742252,
  "title": "Blackstone launches first multi-asset private markets fund for non-US investors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/blackstone-launches-first-multi-asset-private-markets-fund-for-non-us",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:58:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Private Equity Wire",
    "slug": "private-equity-wire",
    "url": "https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/blackstone-launches-first-multi-asset-private-markets-fund-for-non-us-investors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Blackstone has introduced its inaugural multi-asset private markets fund designed for non-US individual investors, as reported by Bloomberg. Dubbed the Blackstone Private Markets Fund (BXPM), this perpetual vehicle has no predetermined end date and is expected to permit investors to make quarterly withdrawals of up to 3% of the fund's net asset value, according to Blackstone's investor materials. Approximately half of BXPM's capital will be allocated to Blackstone's private equity strategy, which includes investments in companies such as SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI. The remaining capital will be distributed across the firm's infrastructure, real estate, and private credit strategies.\n\nThis launch underscores Blackstone's ongoing initiative to broaden its private-market offerings beyond institutional investors and into the rapidly expanding individual wealth segment. As of June 30, Blackstone's wealth-management business managed approximately $324 billion in assets, accounting for roughly a quarter of the firm's total assets. This new vehicle complements a suite of products intended to grant individual investors access to asset classes that have historically been controlled by pension funds, endowments, and other institutions.\n\nBlackstone is heeding the example set by other leading alternative asset managers like Apollo Global Management and KKR, who are also developing perpetual private-market funds for individual investors. These funds typically offer periodic liquidity, allowing investors to withdraw funds at predetermined intervals rather than adhering to a traditional fund's fixed investment term. Blackstone has emphasized that BXPM's quarterly redemption provision is not guaranteed, and the fund cautions investors that they could incur capital losses. The fund will accept initial investments as low as $10,000, lowering the entry barrier for individual investors seeking exposure to a diversified portfolio of Blackstone's private-market strategies.\n\nRashmi Madan, Blackstone's global head of portfolio solutions, has been appointed as the chief executive of the new fund.",
  "summary": "TOP STORY: Blackstone has launched its first multi-asset private markets fund aimed at individual investors outside the US, expanding the alternative asset manager's efforts to bring private-market strategies to the global wealth market, according to a report by Bloomberg.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}