Leawood, Kan., March 11, 2019 – Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TGE) and Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (“BIP") have closed the purchase of 100 percent of the membership interests in TGE’s general partner, as well as an approximately 44 percent economic interest in Tallgrass Energy from affiliates of Kelso & Company, The Energy & Minerals Group and Tallgrass KC, LLC, an entity owned by certain members of TGE’s management, for total cash consideration of approximately $3.2 billion.