Company: BXSL
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001736035-25-000008
Chunk: 385

Company: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 385
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 paid to Blackstone in connection with a transaction could be allocated, or not, to Other Clients or co-investment vehicles that invest (or are expected to invest) alongside the Company. The Board, in its sole discretion, will approve any transactions, subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act, in which a Blackstone broker-dealer acts as an underwriter, as broker for the Company, or as dealer, broker or advisor, on the other side of a transaction with the Company only where the Board believes in good faith that such transactions are appropriate for the Company and, by executing a subscription agreement for Common Shares in the Company, a shareholder consents to all such transactions, along with the other transactions involving conflicts of interest described herein, to the fullest extent permitted by law.When Blackstone serves as underwriter with respect to securities of the Company or its portfolio companies, the Company and such portfolio companies could from time to time be subject to a “lock-up” period following the offering under applicable regulations during which time the Company or portfolio company would be unable to sell any securities subject to the “lock-up.” This could prejudice the ability of the Company and its portfolio companies to dispose of such securities at an opportune time. In addition, Blackstone Securities Partners L.P. can serve as underwriter in connection with the sale of securities by the Company or its portfolio companies. Conflicts would be expected to arise because such engagement would result in Blackstone Securities Partners L.P. receiving selling commissions or other compensation in connection with such sale. (See also “—Portfolio Company Relationships Generally” below).Blackstone and Blackstone Credit & Insurance employees are generally permitted to invest in alternative investment funds, real estate funds, hedge funds or other investment vehicles, including potential competitors of the Company. The Company will not receive any benefit from any such investments.PJT. On October 1, 2015, Blackstone spun off its financial and strategic advisory services, restructuring and reorganization advisory services, and its Park Hill Group fund placement businesses and combined these businesses with PJT Partners Inc. (“PJT”), an independent financial advisory firm founded by Paul J. Taubman. While PJT operates independently from Blackstone and is not an affiliate thereof, it is expected that there will be substantial overlapping ownership between Blackstone and PJT for a considerable period of time going forward. Therefore, conflicts of interest will arise in connection with transactions between or involving the Company and its portfolio companies, on the one hand, and PJT, on the other. The pre-existing