Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that it has appointed Andrew Lapham
as an Executive Advisor to the firm. Based in Toronto, Mr. Lapham will
focus primarily on sourcing and evaluating the firm’s investment
opportunities in Canada. Previously, Mr. Lapham was a senior investment
professional at Onex Corporation, headquartered in Toronto.
Joseph Baratta, Blackstone’s Global Head of Private Equity, said, “We
are delighted to be working with Andrew. He is a terrific person and
professional, and knows our firm well. Canada is both a strategic market
for Blackstone and home to many of our most important limited partner
relationships. It is critical to our firm to have a local presence in
Canada.”
Andrew Lapham said, “I could not be more pleased to be working with
Blackstone, a firm with an unparalleled reputation and global network.
Its outstanding investing expertise and deep bench of talent positions
the firm well to apply its transformative capital to the many attractive
opportunities in Canada, and I look forward to supporting these efforts
in the years ahead.”
Mr. Lapham received his Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University.
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