Blackstone launches Asia-Pacific infrastructure platform, hires KKR India’s Momaya
Blackstone on 16 July launched an Asia-Pacific infrastructure platform and hired Ami Momaya from KKR India as managing director and head of infrastructure for India, giving the firm its first dedicated infrastructure hire in APAC. The buildout will be backed by Blackstone’s long-term capital through its infrastructure investing business, rather than by a separately defined APAC fund vehicle in the launch announcement.
The appointment also marks the launch of Blackstone’s infrastructure platform in India, where Momaya will lead the local business as the firm broadens its alternatives footprint across the region. Blackstone said the wider APAC platform focuses on infrastructure investments across the Asia-Pacific region.
Momaya joins after serving as a managing director at KKR India. Earlier roles included senior investment positions at the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where she spent 17 years and helped establish Morgan Stanley’s Indian infrastructure business.
Blackstone said infrastructure remains a strategic priority and pointed to opportunities in fast-growing APAC markets. Its infrastructure arm invests across energy, transportation, digital infrastructure, and water and waste, using a long-term buy-and-hold approach aimed at stable capital appreciation and a predictable annual cash flow yield.
The expansion draws on Blackstone’s existing infrastructure business, which has $84 billion in assets under management.
--- Sources: https://www.blackstone.com/news/press/blackstone-launches-apac-infrastructure-platform-hires-ami-momaya-to-lead-india/
Sources: blackstone.com
