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...The asset manager, founded in 2005 by alumni of an alternative investment unit of Cargill that was later rebranded as CarVal, has become a big lender to the airline industry....
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...The acquisition will make BlackRock the world’s second-largest manager of private infrastructure asset, and boost the leadership of its alternatives business....
...“Replacing [diesel buses] with a cleaner, greener alternative will be key in decarbonising the transport sector and achieving UK net zero targets,” said UKIB chief executive John Flint....
...BlackRock has long been light in alternative asset classes such as infrastructure....
...BlackRock’s global head of infrastructure and real estate has left the firm following the announcement of its $12.5bn deal to buy $106bn alternative asset manager Global Infrastructure Partners....
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...BlackRock has struck a deal to buy Global Infrastructure Partners for more than $12.5bn in cash and stock, a move that will substantially boost its footprint in alternative assets....
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...Brooke Masters So basically, Larry Fink’s been looking for something to buy in alternative assets, private equity infrastructure, private credit because he wanted to boost BlackRock’s offerings in those...
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...wealth of alternative opportunities elsewhere.”...
...Earlier this month, Fink revealed that he had finally found it with the acquisition of a private capital firm, Global Infrastructure Partners....
...Some fear that increased reliance on synthetic natural gas, pitched as a stop-gap, could lead to lock-in of existing infrastructure....
...Musk’s commitment to artificial intelligence was evident in a big jump in “AI infrastructure capex” to $1bn, resulting in cash flow of negative $2.5bn in the period....
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