PE firm Blackstone joins Baring in wait to exit profitable Indian IT investment

Blackstone Group LP had struck a neat deal when it bought a majority stake in Mphasis Ltd in 2016. The deal was at a 30-35% valuation discount to similar-sized companies such as Mindtree Ltd and Hexaware Ltd. Now, almost five years after it announced the deal, it is sitting on profits of nearly 300% on the investment. But as of now, it is just on paper.