Blackstone Unveils $100 Billion Ambition for Infrastructure

  • Saudi Arabian wealth fund commits $20 billion to the strategy
  • Buyout firm answers Trump call to rebuild U.S. infrastructure
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Blackstone Group LP, the world’s biggest private equity manager, is eyeing more than $100 billion in infrastructure investments with a new strategy anchored by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

PIF agreed to commit $20 billion to the pool, and Blackstone plans to raise the same amount from other investors, the New York-based asset manager said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Saturday. With leverage, Blackstone expects to have more than $100 billion in purchasing power for infrastructure projects, primarily in the U.S.