Blueprint: Blackstone’s latest record fundraise, Brookfield’s REIT loses its leader, Lone Star’s distressed focus

Blackstone closes $30.4 billion opportunistic fund despite today's challenging market environment, Brookfield's Vaughan hands over reins of its private REIT to property boss Kingston, Lone Star targets retail and hotels for its latest fund as most distressed areas of the market; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.