UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2023
Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-56446 | No. 88-1872156 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
345 Park Avenue New York, New York | 10154 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 583-5000
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Appointment of Chief Investment Officer
On October 31, 2023, Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Associates, L.P., the general partner of Blackstone Private Equity Strategies Fund L.P. (the “Fund”), appointed Eric Liaw, the Fund’s current Head of Portfolio Management, as the Chief Investment Officer of the Fund.
Mr. Liaw, 43, is a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Inc. (together with its affiliates, “Blackstone”), the Chief Investment Officer for the Fund, and the Treasurer and Head of Corporate Development for Blackstone. Mr. Liaw leads Blackstone Global Treasury, which oversees Blackstone’s balance sheet, risk management activities, and treasury operations. Mr. Liaw also leads strategic mergers and acquisitions, new business initiatives, and special projects in support of Blackstone. Mr. Liaw is also a member of the firm’s Capital Markets, Enterprise Risk, Liquid Asset Investments, and Valuation Committees and serves on the board of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. Prior to his current role, until October 2020, Mr. Liaw was a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone’s private equity business, focused on investments in the energy sector. Prior to joining Blackstone in 2014, Mr. Liaw was a Principal at TPG Capital where he evaluated and executed investment opportunities in a wide range of industries. Prior to TPG, Mr. Liaw was an associate at Bain Capital, where he focused on private equity investments in a wide range of industries. Mr. Liaw also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Riverside Park Conservancy. Mr. Liaw received his B.A., with highest honors, and B.B.A., with highest honors, from the University of Texas at Austin and received his M.B.A., with distinction, from Harvard Business School.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLACKSTONE PRIVATE EQUITY STRATEGIES FUND L.P. | ||||||
| Date: November 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Christopher James | ||||
| Name: | Christopher James | |||||
| Title: | Chairperson (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||