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▶ 22:48 · Private Markets · Scale is a competitive advantage in private markets, unlike public markets
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In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen

Jon Gray - President of Blackstone | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management

2025-01-02 · 5 company · 10 thematic
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Jon Gray has been at Blackstone for 33 years, previously leading its real estate division from $5B to $300B+ AUM. As President, he oversees the firm's $1T+ platform across private equity, real estate, credit, and hedge fund solutions.

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Transportation & Mobilitytailwindscore 7/10jon gray
E-commerce shift drives sustained demand for global logistics real estate
Physical goods movement from retail to online creates structural demand for logistics facilities; Blackstone became the world's largest logistics investor by anticipating this shift early a…
AI Infrastructuretailwindscore 9/10jon gray
AI-driven compute demand creates multi-year investment cycle in digital infrastructure
Cloud migration combined with AI training and inference is creating unprecedented demand for compute capacity, requiring massive capital deployment across data centers, power, and networkin…
Life Sciences & Drug Developmenttailwindscore 7/10jon gray
Blackstone builds integrated life sciences platform from real estate to phase III drugs
Convergence of genomics, AI, and big data is enabling precision medicine; Blackstone is investing across the value chain — lab buildings, clinical trial operators, and late-stage drug asset…
Private Marketstailwindscore 8/10jon gray
Scale is a competitive advantage in private markets, unlike public markets
In private markets, the ability to write large checks, provide full capital solutions (senior debt to equity), and leverage proprietary operating data from 230+ portfolio companies creates…
Data Center Infrastructuretailwindscore 9/10jon gray
Data centers remain a 'good neighborhood' with structural tailwinds from AI
AI and cloud migration are driving 20x demand growth for data centers; the sector is protected from overbuilding by requirements for pre-leased contracts and scarce power access, giving sca…
Grid & Power Infrastructuretailwindscore 8/10jon gray
Power generation and transmission become critical enablers for AI data centers
Global power supply constraints are the primary bottleneck for data center expansion; Blackstone is investing across power generation, transmission, and backup power to capture value from t…
Grocery-Anchored Retailtailwindscore 6/10jon gray
Grocery-anchored shopping centers offer contrarian value with no new supply
Convenience retail anchored by grocers is resistant to e-commerce, requires minimal capex, and benefits from a complete halt in new construction — creating a favorable supply/demand dynamic…
Office Real Estatemixedscore 6/10jon gray
Selective opportunity in trophy office assets at deep discounts
Top-tier office buildings in prime locations are available at significant discounts post-COVID; selective acquisition of the highest quality assets with strong sponsorship can generate attr…
Private Marketstailwindscore 7/10jon gray
Private equity has evolved from financial engineering to operational value creation
Modern PE uses far less leverage and generates returns by accelerating growth through operational expertise, go-to-market support, and international expansion — a sustainable model that jus…
Private Credittailwindscore 8/10jon gray
Private credit hits $430B AUM as disintermediation reshapes lending
Private credit's growth is structural: a farm-to-table model eliminates securitization costs for investors, provides certainty of execution for borrowers versus bank flex risk, and solves d…