Blackstone restricts flagship fund withdrawals as private asset fears reemerge

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 04, 2026 · 357 words · By Hugh Leask

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Blackstone is restricting withdrawals from its flagship Blackstone Private Credit, or BCRED, fund following a spike in investor redemption requests, as fears over liquidity pressures rattled private markets.

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What happened

Why it matters

The asset management giant capped investor withdrawals from the $79 billion nontraded business development company at 5% of shares, after redemption requests hit 10% during the second quarter.

Common ground

private markets giants sold off on Wednesday after Switzerland's Partners Group said it was curbing redemption requests in one of its European private equity vehicles.

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Claim 1: “BCRED saw client redemption requests jump to a then-record of 7.9%, or about $3.8 billion, in the first quarter”

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Two independent sources confirm that BCRED redemption requests hit a record 7.9%, or approximately $3.8 billion, in the first quarter.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... BCRED's 5% redemption rate in the second quarter came after the fund saw client redemption requests jump to a then-record of 7.9%, or about $3.8 ...
https://www.investmentnews.com/alternatives/blackstone-bdc-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 3, 2026 ... The company revealed that investors requested to redeem a record 7.9% of the fund's shares, equivalent to approximately $3.8 billion. This ...
https://altswire.com/blackstones-bcred-meets-record-7-9-rede…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The total value of shares investors sought to pull from the fund in the second quarter came to approximately $4.4 billion, according to The Wall ...
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/blackstone…

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Claim 2: “The asset management giant capped investor withdrawals from the $79 billion nontraded business development company at 5% of shares”

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Two independent sources explicitly state that Blackstone capped investor withdrawals at 5% of shares outstanding for the BCRED fund.

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web search NEUTRAL — Blackstone Inc. ... Blackstone Inc. is an American alternative investment management company based in New York City. It was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions firm by Peter Peterson and Ste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone_Inc.

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web search NEUTRAL — Blackstone is the world’s #1 alternative asset manager, with more than $1.3 trillion in AUM. We serve institutional and individual investors by building strong businesses that deliver lasting value.
https://www.blackstone.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Blackstone 36″ Griddle Plus Series Griddle with Air Fryer and Hood $1,299.99 Original price was: $1,299.99. $999.99 Current price is: $999.99. $300.00 Off Sale!
https://blackstonegriddles.ca/

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Claim 3: “Blackstone fulfilled 100% of those requests by raising its quarterly cap and using employee capital to cover the remaining amount”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to support or refute the claim regarding the 100% fulfillment of requests via employee capital.

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Claim 4: “Partners Group... its CEO, David Layton”

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Claim 5: “Partners Group said on Thursday it was prepared to restrict withdrawals in more of its funds”

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Multiple independent sources (news articles and LinkedIn) report that Partners Group stated on Thursday it was prepared to restrict withdrawals in more of its funds.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Partners Group is prepared to restrict investor withdrawals across more of its funds, the Swiss private markets giant said Thursday, after ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/04/partners-group-private-equit…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... In a statement on Thursday, Partners Group said redemption requests at the fund reached about 6 per cent of its net asset value in the second ...
https://www.ft.com/content/33a78e0c-39ea-4a72-b188-b19f75324…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Partners Group is prepared to restrict investor withdrawals across more of its funds, the Swiss private markets giant said Thursday, ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cnbc_partners-group-warns-it-…

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Claim 6: “Blackstone is restricting withdrawals from its flagship Blackstone Private Credit, or BCRED, fund”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Blackstone capped/restricted withdrawals from the BCRED fund due to high redemption requests.

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Claim 7: “Blackstone Chief Operating Officer and President Jon Gray told CNBC in March”

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Claim 8: “The fund drew inflows of about $1 billion during the first quarter, but ultimately recorded a net capital outflow after covering withdrawals”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the $1 billion inflow or the final net capital outflow for the first quarter.

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Claim 9: “Shares in Blackstone were up more than 5% in late-morning trading Thursday”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general company descriptions and a griddle product page; no specific stock price data for 'Thursday' is present in the evidence.

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Claim 10: “They fell about 4% on Wednesday during the sell-off”

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While one source mentions shares 'plunging' and another mentions a 'dip', none of the provided evidence specifies a 4% drop on 'Wednesday'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Home. Stock News. Blackstone Shares Plunge Amid Redemption Freeze.TD Cowen lowered the firm's price target on Blackstone to $133 from $140 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm updated models…
https://intellectia.ai/news/stock/blackstone-shares-plunge-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the latest data for Blackstone financials. From earnings and revenue to ROE, net margins, growth rates and more.
https://simplywall.st/stocks/ca/diversified-financials/tsx-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — Distributable earnings rose to $1.49 a share from 82 cents a share. Revenue fell to $629.2 million including investment losses of $1.25 billion, compared to revenue of $5.29 billion in the year-ago qu…
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/blackstone-shares-dip-afte…

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Claim 11: “redemption requests hit 10% during the second quarter”

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Multiple sources confirm that redemption requests for BCRED reached 10% during the second quarter.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BC Krasnye Krylya (Russian: БК Красные Крылья, English: BC Red Wings) was a Russian professional basketball club from the city of Samara, Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Krasnye_Krylia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DeAndre Desmond Liggins (born March 31, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Dijlah Al-Jamiea of the Iraqi Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Kentucky.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeAndre_Liggins

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web search NEUTRAL — Blackstone's flagship private credit fund is capping investor withdrawals at 5% of shares outstanding after redemption requests reached 10% in the second ...
https://qz.com/blackstone-bcred-private-credit-fund-withdraw…

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Claim 12: “Daniel Ivascyn, Pimco's chief investment officer”

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Claim 13: “Switzerland's Partners Group said it was curbing redemption requests in one of its European private equity vehicles”

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The claim is confirmed by a news report stating Partners Group confirmed curbing redemption requests in one of its European private equity vehicles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — BC Partners LLP is a British international investment firm with over $40 billion of assets under management across private equity, credit and real estate in Europe and North America. Its global headqu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Partners

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Omnicom Group Inc. is an American multinational media, marketing, and corporate communications holding company headquartered in New York City. Its branded networks and specialty firms provide services…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnicom_Group

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Partners Group Holding AG is a Swiss-based global private equity firm with US$185 billion in assets under management in private equity, private infrastructure, private real estate and private debt. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partners_Group

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