Blackstone just hired an Amazon Web Services exec who helped the cloud giant do M&A. It's the latest sign that big private-equity firms are muscling in on specialty tech investors' turf.

Christine Feng, a director in corporate development at AWS, has joined Blackstone. She'll work across its tactical opportunities and credit divisions.

August 03, 2020   |   View Online »

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