Why Private Equity
Private equity can be well suited as a core portfolio holding.
Vast Opportunity Set
Private markets represent a compelling opportunity for investors to diversify beyond public equities.
Breakout of Public vs. Private Companies with over $250M in Revenue
There can be no assurances that any of the trends described herein will continue or will not reverse. Past events and trends do not imply, predict, or guarantee, and are not necessarily indicative of future events or results. Additionally, investments in private equity are speculative and often include a higher degree of risk.
Source: Capital IQ, June 2024. Represents the share of companies based on the total number of public and private companies in North America, Europe, and Asia that have reported 2024, 2023, or 2022 fiscal year revenues greater than $250 million per Capital IQ’s company database.
Historical Outperformance
Over the past 20 years, private equity has generated average annual returns of approximately 13% net of fees, compared to 8% for public equities
20-Year Outperformance: Private vs Public Equity
Past performance does not predict future returns.
Source: Compares Cambridge Associates’ Private Equity Index to the MSCI World Index, as of March 2025.
Private Equity Advantage: Active Ownership
The heart of private equity’s value proposition lies in its approach to active ownership and business building.
Illustrative Drivers of Private Equity Returns
Represents EBITDA growth of investments with gains.
Source: The above is provided for illustrative purposes only and is based on Blackstone’s assessment of gains achieved by investments in Blackstone’s flagship corporate buyout funds only as of June 30, 2025. To determine sources of value creation, Blackstone analyzes key financial metrics at the time of acquisition compared to the current and/or exit period in order to estimate a company’s gain that is attributable to earnings growth, multiple expansion, and free cash flow (“FCF”) generation. For certain investments that lack significant previous operating or financial history, the categorization of the different sources of value creation represents Blackstone estimates based on a number of objective and subjective factors. Past activities of investment vehicles managed or sponsored by Blackstone provide no assurance of future success. There can be no assurance that future Blackstone funds will achieve the same or similar results or that pending or future initiatives will occur as expected or at all.
Vast Opportunity Set
Private markets represent a compelling opportunity for investors to diversify beyond public equities.
Breakout of Public vs. Private Companies with over $250M in Revenue
There can be no assurances that any of the trends described herein will continue or will not reverse. Past events and trends do not imply, predict, or guarantee, and are not necessarily indicative of future events or results. Additionally, investments in private equity are speculative and often include a higher degree of risk.
Source: Capital IQ, June 2024. Represents the share of companies based on the total number of public and private companies in North America, Europe, and Asia that have reported 2024, 2023, or 2022 fiscal year revenues greater than $250 million per Capital IQ’s company database.
20-Year Outperformance: Private vs Public Equity
Past performance does not predict future returns.
Source: Compares Cambridge Associates’ Private Equity Index to the MSCI World Index, as of March 2025.
Illustrative Drivers of Private Equity Returns
Represents EBITDA growth of investments with gains.
Source: The above is provided for illustrative purposes only and is based on Blackstone’s assessment of gains achieved by investments in Blackstone’s flagship corporate buyout funds only as of June 30, 2025. To determine sources of value creation, Blackstone analyzes key financial metrics at the time of acquisition compared to the current and/or exit period in order to estimate a company’s gain that is attributable to earnings growth, multiple expansion, and free cash flow (“FCF”) generation. For certain investments that lack significant previous operating or financial history, the categorization of the different sources of value creation represents Blackstone estimates based on a number of objective and subjective factors. Past activities of investment vehicles managed or sponsored by Blackstone provide no assurance of future success. There can be no assurance that future Blackstone funds will achieve the same or similar results or that pending or future initiatives will occur as expected or at all.
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Blackstone proprietary data as of September 30, 2025, unless otherwise indicated. Represents Blackstone’s view of the current market environment as of the date appearing herein which is subject to change. The figures herein include preliminary, unaudited results, which are subject to further review and adjustment. When used in this presentation and unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “Fund” should be read as references to Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund SICAV (“BXPE”), Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund (Master) FCP, BXPE Aggregator and their parallel entities. Capitalized terms used but not defined will have the meanings set forth in the prospectus prepared for BXPE (the “Prospectus”). An investment in BXPE involves subscribing to shares of a collective investment and not of a given underlying asset.