Blackstone taps Huang from Morgan Stanley PE for China

The Blackstone Group has poached Ed Huang from Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA), as the US alternatives giant looks to ramp up its deal activity in China. Huang is understood to have started work at Blackstone last week as a managing director for China. According to a source, Huang has not been replaced at MSPEA, where he served as a managing director focusing on China investments. He joined Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong in 2003, initially working in the investment banking…