03:20 PM EDT, 03/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Blackstone (BX), as part of a consortium, is in advanced discussions to acquire UK aerospace parts supplier Senior, Financial Times reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The private equity group and Tinicum could propose an offer acceptable to Senior's board in the coming weeks, although no decisions have been made yet and the talks could fall apart.

The Blackstone-Tinicum consortium has taken the lead in recent days among a line of bidders that also includes private equity groups Advent International and Arcline Investment Management.

Senior earlier in the day had said it remained in discussions with Advent and had approved an extension to its deadline for a firm offer after Advent's previous bid of 2.72 British pounds ($3.6) a share was rejected.

Blackstone did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment, while Senior was not reachable.

Shares of Blackstone were down around 1.4% in recent afternoon trading.

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