Former Blackstone principal takes up leadership role at King Street

Matt Rafferty has taken up a position at King Street Capital Management, a global alternative asset manager that manages more than $20 billion across an institutional platform spanning multiple segments of the public and private markets. 

Rafferty joins the firm after spending nine years at The Blackstone Group, most recently serving as principal, according to his LinkedIn page. Prior to Blackstone, Rafferty spent three years in various roles at GE Capital, and served as a financial consultant at Inspired Asset Management earlier in his career.

At King Street, he will serve as head of European real estate asset management.