The Blackstone Group has appointed a new team of advisory professionals for Asia, based in Hong Kong and Beijing. The team, which is twelve strong, includes two partners and three managing directors.
Anthony Steains, formerly with Lehman Brothers, and Jianping Zheng, formerly with HSBC, were named partners. The managing directors are Johan van Jaarsveld and Dong Hyun Lee, both formerly of Lehman Brothers, and Jing Xiaowen, formerly of HSBC.
Antony Leung, chairman of Blackstone Greater China, said, “This move underlines Blackstone’s long-term commitment to the region.”
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