What is the scale and focus of Blackstone's investments in India?

Blackstone has established itself as the largest private market investor in India, having invested over $15 billion in the country over 15 years, with a remarkable $6 billion invested just in the last year alone, indicating an accelerating pace. Technology has emerged as Blackstone's single largest area of investment in India, spanning both private equity investments in companies like Telenet, Task, and IBS Software, and real estate holdings. In the real estate sector, Blackstone has become India's largest commercial landlord, owning 120 million square feet of property including a majority of IT parks, with major technology companies like IBM and Cognizant as tenants.