Most recently, Carnegie was a partner with Archer Capital, an Australian private equity firms and prior to this he worked with Macquarie Capital in its principal investment area.
Blackstone senior managing director and the Asia-Pacific region private equity head Michael Chae said, "We have worked closely with James in the past, and are confident that his addition to our team in a senior role will strengthen our pursuit of attractive opportunities in Australia on behalf of our limited partners."
James Carnegie commented, "Australia presents many attractive opportunities to invest capital for a value-added and committed investor and I am looking forward to help drive this process here."
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