Blackstone closes largest first-time growth equity vehicle at USD4.5bn

Blackstone has held the final close of Blackstone Growth (BXG), its inaugural growth equity fund, which was oversubscribed, at its hard cap of USD4.5 billion in third-party capital commitments from a wide range of family offices, entrepreneurs, endowments, strategic institutional investors, pension funds, high-net-worth individuals, and other investors. Blackstone says…