Company: BXSL
Filing Date: 2025-01-21
Form Type: 424B2
Source: 0001193125-25-008530
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Company: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Filing Date: 2025-01-21
Form: 424B2
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3% as of March 31, 2022), the ability to provide flexible, well-structured capital commitments in appropriate sizes will enable Blackstone Credit to command more favorable terms for its investments. Blackstone Credit seeks to generate investment opportunities through

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its direct origination channels and through syndicate and club deals (generally, investments made by a small group of investment firms). With respect to Blackstone Credit’s origination channel, we seek to leverage the global presence of Blackstone Credit to generate access to a substantial amount of directly originated transactions with attractive investment characteristics. We believe that the broad network of Blackstone Credit provides a significant pipeline of investment opportunities for us. With respect to syndicate and club deals, Blackstone Credit has built a network of relationships with commercial and investment banks, finance companies and other investment funds as a result of the long track record of its investment professionals in the leveraged finance marketplace. Blackstone Credit also has a significant trading platform, which, we believe, allows us access to the secondary market for investment opportunities. Established Origination Platform with Strong Credit Expertise. As of June 30, 2022, Blackstone Credit had 484 employees globally, including 245 investment professionals. Blackstone Credit’s 148-person private origination investment team (excluding Dwight Scott, global head of Blackstone Credit), together with a 33-person U.S. Direct Lending Portfolio Management team, 3are involved with investment activities and portfolio management activities for BXSL, respectively. Blackstone Credit’s senior managing directors on the investment team have on average ~23 years of industry experience. Since inception, Blackstone Credit has originated over $122 billion in private credit transactions and during 2021, Blackstone Credit originated approximately $54 billion in private credit transactions. 4We believe that Blackstone Credit’s strong reputation and longstanding relationships with corporate boards, management teams, leveraged buyout sponsors, financial advisors, and intermediaries position Blackstone Credit as a partner and counterparty of choice and provides us with attractive sourcing capabilities. In Blackstone Credit’s experience, these relationships help drive substantial proprietary deal flow and insight into investment opportunities. Blackstone Credit believes that having one team responsible for alternatives private origination allows us to leverage the strengths and experiences of investment professionals to deliver the leading financing solutions to our companies. The team has operated through multiple industry cycles, with deep credit expertise, providing them valuable experience and a long-term view of the market. The team is also focused on making investments in what