The exit of Chee, one of the longest-serving and senior-most partners at Blackstone, comes at a time when David Blitzer, global head of the division, has been discussing ceding day-to-day responsibilities at the unit and settling into an advisory or chair role, people familiar with the matter said in July. Chee was one of Blitzer’s first three hires, in 2012.
Blackstone’s Menes Chee, one of the founding members of the firm’s tactical opportunities team, left after 15 years with the US alternative-asset manager, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Chee, 47, departed as Asia head of tac opps after relocating to Hong Kong from New York in February 2021 to take up the regional role, the people said, asking not to be identified because the move hasn’t been publicly announced. A Hong Kong-based spokeswoman for Blackstone declined to comment.
