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Blackstone: Capital Raising
Blackstone closed its largest ever Asia fund at US$13.1 billion, exceeding the $10 billion target and more than doubling the size of its previous Asia vehicle (Capital Partners Asia II at $6.8B). Fund was oversubscribed and reached hard cap.
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The leadership read
Fresh capital usually broadens the sector leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.9 (Hot), down 2.3 month-on-month — shows Asia signal flow steady (+0.5pts).
Blackstone: 5 signals in the last 90 days; 0.3% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 5 tracked across 61 days.
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