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Blackstone promotes first private wealth hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, has promoted a Sydney staffer to managing director. Lisa Rose has started a new position as managing director of private wealth just one year after being appointed principal at the US$1.2 ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... out-of-state companies; the majority are owned by everyday investors operating through limited liability companies. Blackstone is a major investor in residential property globally, including in Australia. Its share price dropped on the back of the news ...

Wentworth launches private credit platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... investment into providing debt financing for property assets. The platform will be headed by Issa Chehab, who previously led Blackstone's real estate credit business in Australia for 10 years. He brings over 25 years of industry experience to the role. ...

Iress dismisses takeover talks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... the statements made. In October Iress confirmed it had a number of suiters lined up for a potential acquisition. Both Blackstone and Thoma Bravo expressed interest in acquiring Iress in August, but the company said more parties had expressed interest. ...

More suitors line up for Iress

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
Iress flagged it now has more suitors vying to potentially acquire it in addition to Thoma Bravo and Blackstone. While Iress did not divulge how many other parties have entered the fray, nor did it name them, it did say that it made its "virtual data ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... Among the even bigger players, KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners now own CyrusOne, outlaying US$15 billion, while Blackstone paid US$10 billion for QTS. As Ghernati points out, the parallels between the GenAI boom and Dotcom bubble of the early ...

Iress confirms new chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... chief executive. This comes after Iress announced last month Price would depart in the thick of takeover talks with Blackstone and Thoma Bravo. At the time, Iress said it had been in discussions with the board regarding an "orderly chief executive transition ...

Iress hunts for new chief, takeover talks progress

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... succession plans to replace managing director and chief executive Marcus Price while in the thick of takeover talks with Blackstone and Thoma Bravo. Iress provided an update on Price's future with the company this morning, saying it has been "in discussions ...

Iress adds AI chief to drive innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... follows Iress recently making the role of deputy chief executive redundant amid takeover talks with private equity firms Blackstone and Thoma Bravo.

Iress deputy chief made redundant, takeover talks confirmed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... made the role of deputy chief executive redundant as it confirms it is in takeover talks with private equity firms Blackstone and Thoma Bravo. The ASX-listed company this morning announced that deputy chief executive Harry Mitchell will exit the business ...