Blackstone Announces $5.6 Billion Final Close for Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV at Hard Cap

Business Wire 26-Feb-2025 8:00 AM

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced the final close for its energy-transition-focused private equity fund, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV ("BETP IV"). BETP IV closed at its hard cap of $5.6 billion and is approximately 33% larger than its predecessor vehicle.

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners ("BETP") is Blackstone's energy-focused private equity business, which seeks to help energy companies build enterprises at scale that can deliver cleaner, more reliable and more affordable energy to meet global needs. BETP has been recognized as Private Equity International's Energy Private Equity Firm of the Year for an unprecedented three years in a row (2021-2023) and was awarded IJ Investor's Market Innovation of the Year award for North America in 2024 (for transactions occurring in calendar year 2023).

David Foley, Global Head of Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, said: "We believe there is immense opportunity to deliver attractive returns to our limited partners through investments that benefit from the growing demand for electricity, grid reliability and energy efficiency. We are appreciative of this vote of confidence from our investors and are excited to continue partnering with outstanding management teams to build leading companies that are helping support a more reliable, affordable and secure transition to a cleaner energy future."

Notable energy transition investments include Energy Exemplar, which supports grid reliability with a software platform that allows decision-makers to accurately model electric, gas and water energy markets; Sediver, the world's leading manufacturer of the toughened glass insulators that enable electric transmission grids; Westwood Professional Services, a leading engineering and consulting firm; Trystar, a premier provider of backup power management solutions; Lancium, a developer providing long term contracted electrical grid access to large scale data centers, and Potomac Energy Center, a 774-megawatt natural gas and hydrogen-ready power plant, among others.

About Blackstone Energy Transition Partners

Blackstone Energy Transition Partners is Blackstone's energy-focused private equity business, a leading energy investor with a successful long-term record, having invested approximately $23.5 billion of equity globally across a broad range of sectors within the energy industry. Our investment philosophy is based on backing exceptional management teams with flexible capital to provide solutions that help energy companies grow and improve performance, thereby delivering cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy to meet the needs of the global community. In the process, we build stronger, larger scale enterprises, create jobs and generate lasting value for our investors, employees and all stakeholders.

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