Park Place Technologies

BEHIND THE DEAL

Park Place Technologies

BXCI led $2B financing for a leading third-party maintenance services provider for data centers1

Park Place: Market Leader with Proven History of Growth

Deal Highlights

11%

underwritten yield2

<50%

LTV on senior secured facility

90%

of financing held by BXCI & third parties

Investment Highlights
  • Global leading market position

  • Stable, resilient business model

  • Attractive recurring revenue

  • Diversified customer base

  • Strong sector tailwinds

  • High cash flow conversion

Power of the Platform

that enabled Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) to be selected as partner of choice and one stop solution

Scaled & Flexible Capital

BXCI provided a scaled and comprehensive debt solution across multiple tranches, holding 90% of the commitment with third parties.

Total Facility Hold

Value Add Lender

Park Place has benefitted from BXCI’s Value Creation Program with introductions to other portfolio companies

80

Blackstone portfolio companies use Park Place as a preferred provider

Deep Sector Expertise

As the owner of the fastest growing data center company,3 Blackstone has a deep understanding of the sector.

Trusted Partner

BXCI’s knowledge of the company came from an incumbent position and a strong relationship with the private equity sponsor.

Data Centers: Investing In the AI Revolution

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.

A New Frontier: Explosive Growth in Global Data Creation
Data Created, Consumed and Stored4 (Zettabytes)

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  1. Includes $1.6 billion senior secured facility and $400 million HoldCo PIK note.
  2.  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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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