Park Place Technologies

BXCI led a $2B financing for a leading third-party maintenance services provider for data centers [ 1 ]

deal highlights

  • Global leading market position

  • Stable, resilient business model

  • Attractive recurring revenue

  • Diversified customer base

  • Strong sector tailwinds

  • High cash flow conversion

Underwritten yield [ 2 ]

11%

LTV on senior secured facility

<50%

Financing held by BXCI & third parties

90%

Data Centers

A New Frontier: Explosive Growth in Global Data Creation
Data Created, Consumed and Stored [ 4 ] (Zettabytes)

The surge in AI requires robust digital infrastructure to process, store and transmit vast amounts of data, representing what we believe is a once-in-a generation boost in demand. BCRED seeks to invest in companies, like Park Place, that provide critical support for one of Blackstone’s highest conviction sectors.

Includes $1.6 billion senior secured facility and $400 million HoldCo PIK note.
Yield at underwrite, for the purposes of this illustrative example, original issue discount is estimated to be accreted over 3 years based on the expected hold period. The yields stated may not be representative of any specific investment, all investments of a given type, or of investments generally. Actual yields earned over the life of each investment could differ materially from the yields presented.
Refers to QTS. “Fastest growing” reflects Blackstone Proprietary Data and datacenterHawk, as of December 31, 2023. Refers to growth in leased megawatts from Q4 2019 to Q4 2023 of QTS relative to a peer set of the largest data center companies in the U.S. with leased capacity of greater than 100 megawatts as of Q4 2019.
International Data Corporation (IDC), As of March 2024. 2024 represents year-end estimate. A copy of the source materials of such data will be provided upon request.

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