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(Bloomberg) A Blackstone Group LP unit that buys stakes in alternative asset managers is considering a minority investment in BC Partners, according to people familiar with the matter.

Discussions between Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings and BC are at an early stage and no deal has been reached, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. BC, with offices in London, New York and Hamburg, has about $27 billion under management, partner Raymond Svider said Monday on Bloomberg Television.

BC could use the potential cash injection to help develop existing businesses plus new strategies like real estate and credit, one of the people said. While some of BC's peers, like Sweden's EQT, are weighing going public, BC itself is more likely to opt for the minority stake sale route.