Blackstone Infrastructure Strategies L.P. 8-K

What Happened

• Blackstone Infrastructure Strategies L.P. filed an 8‑K on January 2, 2026 announcing that Matthew JK Runkle, age 47, was appointed President of the Fund effective immediately. Kurt Summers concurrently departed the Fund’s President role. The filing states Summers’ departure was not related to the Fund’s financial or operating results or any disagreements about financial or reporting practices.
• Mr. Runkle will continue to serve as the Fund’s Head of Acquisitions. He is also a Senior Managing Director and Head of Power and Midstream in Blackstone’s Infrastructure group and was requested by Blackstone to serve as the Fund’s President.

Key Details

• Appointment effective: January 2, 2026; Matthew JK Runkle, 47, named President.
• Prior Fund role: Head of Acquisitions since March 2025; continues in that role.
• Background: At Blackstone since 2017; earlier 15 years at ArcLight Capital Partners; began career at The NorthBridge Group.
• Board and governance: Runkle serves as a director of Tallgrass Energy and Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.; no family relationships with Fund directors/officers and no related‑party transactions reported under Item 404(a).

Why It Matters

• This is an executive leadership change that keeps management continuity: the new President is an internal senior executive with direct infrastructure and energy experience and will retain acquisition responsibilities.
• The filing explicitly rules out financial or reporting disputes tied to the departure, which is a reassuring factual point for investors.
• For holders of the Fund, the change signals leadership alignment with Blackstone’s broader infrastructure team and ongoing focus on acquisitions and energy infrastructure investments.