- Fee-related-Earnings to grow into 2020 (50%) - Solid raising pipeline -50B AuM in Insurance (0.2% market share). Although APO does have a largely insurance based portfolio, this is mostly captive, whereas BX may have more success by growing third party assets under management. - Lift in KKR's valuation after going C-corp may lead to BX going C-corp in early 2019 (Suisse) -BREP IX - perenews.com/blackstone-prepares-brep-ix-launch/
Pending Blackstone's own assessment of market conditions, portfolio divestment is the largest risk for BX.