Jonathan D. Gray

Blackstone Announces $8.0 Billion Final Close for Latest Real Estate Debt Strategies Fund

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Professional services, Other Professional Services, Other Construction & Property, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Finance, Construction & Property, Banking, Investment, Finance, The Blackstone Group, Companies, Private equity, Jonathan D. Gray

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced the final close of its most recent real estate debt fund, Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV (BREDS IV).

Key Points: 
  • Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced the final close of its most recent real estate debt fund, Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies IV (BREDS IV).
  • Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies has $26 billion of assets under management, and Blackstone Real Estate has a total of $167 billion of investor capital under management as of the second quarter of 2020.
  • Jonathan Pollack, Global Head of the Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies, said, This fundraise reflects the significant demand for capital in the real estate debt markets and the continued confidence in our business from our limited partners.
  • Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).

Basser Center Launches LATINX & BRCA Awareness Initiative and Celebrates 25 Years Since the Cloning of BRCA1

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Philanthropy, Fund Raising, Other Science, Foundation, Research, Science, Breast cancer, BRCA, Cancer, Branches of biology, Jonathan D. Gray, Hereditary cancers, Alejandra Campoverdi

The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania will host its third Basser Jean Bash on November 18th at Cipriani Wall Street.

Key Points: 
  • The Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania will host its third Basser Jean Bash on November 18th at Cipriani Wall Street.
  • This years Bash celebrates the remarkable progress made by the Basser Center for BRCA, the milestone of the cloning of BRCA1 25 years ago, and the scientific contributions that have advanced the understanding, treatment, and prevention of BRCA-related cancers.
  • As part of this years event, the Basser Center for BRCA will officially launch the LATINX & BRCA initiative, a comprehensive effort to raise awareness, provide education and resources, and build community around BRCA-related cancers.
  • The Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicines Abramson Cancer Center, founded by Mindy and Jon Gray, is the first comprehensive center for the research, treatment, and prevention of BRCA-related cancers.