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Blackstone has reportedly completed a major £507 million commercial mortgage-backed securities offering linked to UK warehouse properties. Sources indicate the deal attracted significant investor interest amid ongoing demand for logistics real estate supporting e-commerce operations.
Blackstone Inc. has reportedly priced a £507 million ($680 million) commercial mortgage-backed securities deal connected to its UK warehouse properties, according to sources familiar with the transaction. This represents the private equity firm’s second such financing arrangement in 2025 tied to British industrial real estate, signaling continued confidence in the logistics sector’s growth prospects.
KKR is spearheading the international expansion of employee ownership programs in Japan through Ownership Works. The move comes as private equity firms face pressure to soften their image while Japanese workers show some of the lowest engagement scores globally despite lifetime employment patterns.
Global investment firm KKR is reportedly leading the introduction of an employee ownership initiative in Japan as the private equity industry faces mounting pressure to improve its public image amid increased dealmaking activity in the country. According to reports, Japan will become the first international location for Ownership Works, a private equity-backed program founded in the United States in 2022 that aims to provide blue-collar employees with equity stakes in their companies.
Two major private equity firms are closing in on one of the year’s largest healthcare acquisitions. The deal would take medical technology specialist Hologic private as the company navigates post-pandemic market shifts and government funding changes affecting the life sciences sector.
Private equity firms Blackstone and TPG are reportedly finalizing a take-private acquisition of medical technology company Hologic in what sources indicate could be one of the largest deals of its kind this year. According to people familiar with the negotiations, an announcement could come as early as next week, with terms already agreed upon and debt financing secured.
