Company: BXSL
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001736035-25-000008
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Company: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
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 Company and its portfolio companies (and/or other investment funds or accounts managed or controlled by Blackstone). Further, Blackstone has multiple business lines, which may result in competition with a portfolio company for high performing executive talent and presents actual and potential conflicts of interest. For example, Blackstone may “poach” a portfolio company executive, or such executive may interview with Blackstone during the applicable contractual period with respect to such person’s existing position and later be hired by Blackstone after such period. A portfolio company may want to retain such executives or other employees, and regardless, Blackstone is under no obligation to avoid interviewing or hiring such employees.Portfolio companies of the Company and Other Clients some of which can be expected to provide services to the Company and its portfolio companies include, without limitation, the following, and could include additional portfolio companies that might be formed or acquired in the future: BTIG. BTIG, LLC (“BTIG”) is a global financial services firm in which certain Other Clients own a strategic minority investment. BTIG provides institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services.Ontra (f.k.a. InCloudCounsel). Ontra is a portfolio company of certain Other Clients that provides a contract automation and intelligence platform that utilizes artificial intelligence and a network of attorneys to support processing of routine contracts and tracking of obligations in complex agreements. Sphera. Sphera is a portfolio company of certain Other Clients that provides environmental, health and safety and ESG software services and data. ASK Investment Management (“ASK”). ASK is a portfolio company of certain Other Clients that provides investment management services.

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Optiv. Optiv Security, Inc. is a portfolio company held by certain Blackstone private equity funds that provides a full slate of information security services and solutions.PSAV. PSAV, Inc. is a portfolio company held by certain Blackstone private equity funds that provides outsourced audiovisual services and event production.Kryalos. Blackstone through one or more of its funds has made a minority investment in Kryalos, an operating partner in certain real estate investments made by Other Clients.Peridot Financial Services (“Peridot”) and Global Supply Chain Finance (“GSCF”). Blackstone through one or more of its Other Clients has made majority investments into Peridot and GSCF, which provide supply chain financing and accounts receivable services globally.RE Tech Advisors (“RE Tech”). Blackstone through one or more of its funds has made a majority investment in RE Tech, an energy audit/consulting firm that identifies