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Last updated: April 27, 2026, 2:30 PM ET

Private Markets & Real Assets

Blackstone is maintaining a prominent vantage point, positioning its $310 billion in assets for the artificial intelligence boom, while the firm’s leadership expressed confidence in physical assets. Chairman Stephen Schwarzman noted that real estate and asset-based credit offer superior insulation against technological disruption compared to traditional corporate credit holdings. Elsewhere in private capital, Harbert Management secured an interim close of $450 million for a new fund, as KKR & Co. committed $1.5 billion toward infrastructure, specifically targeting telecom towers.