Depth of Asia's private markets provides multiple exit options: Blackstone

US-based Blackstone Group has been a big, active investor in Asia’s private equity. The firm has a deep focus on five markets, including India, Greater China, Japan, Korea and Australia, while it remains opportunistic in Southeast Asia. Blackstone often takes large stakes in businesses in five core sectors — technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services and value-added industrials — with a view to ‘buy-and-build’ instead of ‘buy-and-sell’.