shery: hiromi yamaji speaking with bloomberg.eading names japanese business monday on bloomberg tv. turning out to blackstone, the world's biggest asset manager is betting big on investments in asia, it has raised $11 billion for a second private equity fund in the region. su keenan as more. -- has more. >> almost 100% of the investors in the first asia fund have rolled over and went to be in this second asia fund. blackstone says it raised $6.4 billion from investors and will receive an extra $6.4 billion from its global fund. the stock shot up. the geographic diversification and an increased focus on environment and social government. you are looking at the one your chart. the first month of 2021 a great time to be a blackstone investor in the shop -- stock, it shut up 120% -- shot up 120%. the first asia private equity fund is indeed a heavy, the second will have a mix of investment across asia pacific. it is working on three advanced deals in australia, japan, and india. it is doing due diligence. the big investment comes des