As private equity enters a new digital age, few firms are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (Gen AI) with as much strategic clarity as CVC Capital Partners. With €200 billion in assets under management and over 140 portfolio companies worldwide, CVC is turning AI into a core lever of operational value creation, not just a buzzword.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its rapidly evolving branch, Generative AI, are reshaping industries worldwide, from healthcare to finance, manufacturing to entertainment, and beyond. The Blackstone Group has steadily leveraged AI in private equity and alternative investments to strengthen its operations, improve decision-making, and derive new value from its portfolio companies. This article explores how Blackstone is adopting and innovating around AI, especially Generative AI—details specific use cases, reviews broader industry trends and competitor activities, and discusses the expected impacts, associated risks, and regulatory environment around this transformative technology.

Private equity (PE) firms manage billions of dollars across multiple portfolio companies. To deliver returns, they need clear visibility into portfolio performance—not just financial outcomes but also operational, strategic, and market-level indicators. In 2025, tracking portfolio performance has become a data-driven, technology-enabled process that goes far beyond quarterly reports.

Private equity firms track portfolio performance through a combination of financial, operational, and risk metrics, increasingly powered by AI-driven platforms that move beyond reporting to predictive insight. In today’s environment, mastering this discipline is the difference between top-quartile returns and underperformance