Blackstone Private Credit Head in Europe, APAC to Leave Firm (1)

Blackstone Inc.’s head of European and APAC Private Credit Paulo Eapen is set to leave the firm.

Eapen will depart by the end of the year after 17 years at the company, a Blackstone spokesperson confirmed. Eapen also confirmed his departure when contacted by Bloomberg.

He has been instrumental in building the private credit markets outside of the United States over the past decade. Eapen first joined GSO Capital Partners in 2007, which was acquired by Blackstone and later rebranded to Blackstone Credit in 2020.

He is stepping back for personal reasons, according to the Blackstone spokesperson. Eapen’s departure ...