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BX vs GDL
Side-by-side comparison of Blackstone Inc. (BX) and GDL Fund The (GDL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BX and GDL operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BX is the larger of the two at $94.28B, about 785.3x GDL ($120.1M).
- Over the past year, BX is down 24.8% and GDL is up 0.7% - GDL leads by 25.5 points.
- BX has hit the wire 5 times in the past 4 weeks while GDL has been quiet.
- BX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for GDL).
Blackstone Inc.
The Blackstone Group Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts,special situations, distressed mortgage loans, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant majority stakes in portfolio companies and minority investments in operating companies, shipping, real estate, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy greenfield development projects in energy and power, property, dislocated markets, shipping opportunities, financial institution breakups, re-insurance, and improving freight mobility, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise tech and consumer, as well as consumer technologies. The fund considers investment in Asia and Latin America. It has a three year investment period. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. The Blackstone Group Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe and North America.
GDL Fund The
The GDL Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. It is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets across the globe. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in securities of companies involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers, tender offers, and leveraged buyouts. It also invests in companies undergoing corporate reorganizations involving stubs, spin-offs, and liquidations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index. It was formerly known as Gabelli Global Deal Fund. The GDL Fund was formed on October 17, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest BX
- Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman Introduce Ode with Anthropic, an Enterprise AI Services Firm
- Blackstone Energy Transition Partners Announces Agreement to Acquire Dresser Utility Solutions from First Reserve
- Digital Realty Announces Purchase of Blackstone Interest in Three Northern Virginia Data Centers
- Large owner Blackstone Private Multi-Asset Credit & Income Fund bought $20,000,000 worth of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (765,111 units at $26.14) (SEC Form 4)
- Blackstone Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure
- Blackstone Launches SablePointe Credit Strategies to Expand Origination Capabilities Across Asset-Based Lending and Specialty Credit Markets
- Broadcom, Apollo, and Blackstone Establish Landmark Strategic Platform to Accelerate More Than 20 Gigawatts of Global AI Deployments
- Apollo Leads $35 Billion Capital Solution for Broadcom AI XPV Platform in Partnership with Blackstone and Leading Global Banks
- New insider Bcp Redbird Aggregator L.P. claimed ownership of 83,831,109 shares (SEC Form 3)
- Blackstone Raises its Largest Asia Private Equity Fund at $13.1 Billion
Latest GDL
- SEC Form N-23C-2 filed by GDL Fund The
- The GDL Fund Declares Second Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share
- GDL Fund The filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- SEC Form DEFA14A filed by GDL Fund The
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by GDL Fund The
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D/A filed by GDL Fund The
- SEC Form N-CEN filed by GDL Fund The
- SEC Form N-CSR filed by GDL Fund The
- Control Person of Adviser Gabelli Mario J sold $6,816 worth of shares (800 units at $8.52), decreasing direct ownership by 0.03% to 2,747,977 units (SEC Form 4)
- The GDL Fund Declares First Quarter Distribution of $0.12 Per Share