01:03 PM EDT, 07/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Blackstone (BX) agreed to buy a home loan portfolio in Australia from HSBC Holdings ( HSBC ) worth 36 billion Australian dollars ($25 billion), Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The companies are expected to announce the deal as soon as Friday, the report said.

Blackstone and HSBC ( HSBC ) didn't immediately reply to requests for comment from MT Newswires.

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