About BXSL
Blackstone Secured Lending (NYSE: BXSL) is a business development company (BDC) that primarily invests in the first lien senior secured debt of private U.S. companies. We are managed by Blackstone, the largest alternative asset manager in the world.
Company Overview
Launched in 2018 and currently has ~$5.1 billion of equity
Senior Secured Positions
BXSL focuses on first lien senior secured opportunities with structural protection
Blackstone Credit & Insurance Advantage
Blackstone’s platform provides scale, deep relationships, access to insights and expertise, and value-added operational support for borrowers
Blackstone’s Expertise
Long-standing Institutional Credit Platform
The Blackstone Credit & Insurance team has been investing together since 2005 with a history of focusing on capital appreciation and preservation, and income generation
Experienced Solution Provider for Partners
We believe Blackstone Credit & Insurance’s ability to provide flexible, well-structured capital solutions in scale is a competitive advantage
Latest News and Views
PRESS RELEASE
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
PRESS RELEASE
Blackstone Credit Increases Regular Distributions for BDCs
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Wall St Journal: It’s Private Credit’s Time to Shine, Blackstone’s Brad Marshall Says
Private Credit Offers Risk-Adjusted Returns
Private credit has historically provided low volatility and strong relative returns
Risk-Return
(15 Years Annualized)
Note: Morningstar Direct, as of December 31, 2023. Volatility is measured using standard deviation. All of the quarterly standard deviations are then annualized. Indices. “Private Credit” is represented by the Cliffwater Direct Lending Index. “Leveraged Loans” is represented by the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index. “US High Yield” is represented by the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index. “Investment Grade Bonds” is represented by the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.
1 The awards described above may not be representative of any one client’s experience with Blackstone Credit & Insurance and should not be viewed as indicative of future performance. The awards were provided by Private Debt Investor, a publication addressing private credit markets, and cover the 2021 calendar year. Private Debt Investor determines its industry awards annually by way of nominations and an online reader poll that prompts readers to vote for a particular firm in one or more of multiple enumerated categories, including those shown above and therefore is based on subjective criteria. In addition, their selection to receive the awards and/or their rankings may have been based on a limited universe of participants, and therefore there can be no assurance that a different sampling of participants might not achieve different results.