Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) Stock Soaring Today after Loan Portfolio Purchase
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc. stock is climbing higher by 5.79% to $29.78 on heavy volume in late morning trading on Friday, after the real estate finance company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a $4.6 billion commercial mortgage loan portfolio from GE Capital Real Estate. The company said the purchase is part of a larger $23 billion …