Blackstone Profit Tops Estimates, Boosted by Strong Fundraising

  • Firm to raise ‘significantly more’ than $100 billion in 2019
  • Assets under management jump to $545.5 billion in quarter
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Blackstone Group Inc.’s fundraising machine is accelerating, gathering $45.1 billion in the second quarter and putting it on pace to exceed its goal for the year.