Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays and J.P. Morgan Serve as Joint Book-Running Managers for Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.'s Public Offering Of Convertible Senior Notes

May 23, 2017

New York - Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays and J.P. Morgan as joint book-running managers for Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.’s (NYSE: BXMT) public offering of convertible senior notes.
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company that originates senior loans collateralized by commercial real estate in North America and Europe, sold a total of $287.5 million aggregate principal amount of 4.375% convertible senior notes due 2022 (including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option). Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. is externally managed by a subsidiary of The Blackstone Group, L.P.

Securities & Capital Markets partner Yariv Katz led the Paul Hastings team, which also included associates Jason Ewart and Felicia Yen.

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