BlackRock - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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BlackRock M&A Summary

BlackRock has acquired 9 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

BlackRock’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired eFront SA for $1.3B. BlackRock has acquired in 4 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (34%) and information technology (23%).

BlackRock Business Overview

Where is BlackRock headquartered?

BlackRock is headquartered in New York, New York.

What is BlackRock’s revenue?

BlackRock disclosed revenue of 19,374M USD for 2021 and 16,205M USD for 2020.

How many employees does BlackRock have?

BlackRock has 19,900 employees.

What sector is BlackRock in?

BlackRock is a financial services company.

When was BlackRock founded?

BlackRock was founded in 1988.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5

BlackRock

BlackRock, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street,
New York, New York 10055
United States,
(212) 810-5300
www.blackrock.com

BlackRock is a provider of investment management, risk management, and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide. BlackRock was incorporated in 1988 and is headquarteredin New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 5 1 1 - - 2 9
vol $1.7B $1.1B $2.7B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Willow Partner Coaches LLC 2024-05-02 - Growth Capital
Boston, Massachusetts · www.trustwillow.com
SpiderRock Advisors LLC 2024-05-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.spiderrockadvisors.com
Clarity AI 2021-01-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Madrid, Spain · www.clarity.ai
Aperio Group LLC 2020-11-23 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Sausalito, California · www.aperiogroup.com
New WinCup Holdings, Inc. 2020-09-09 - Divestiture
Stone Mountain, Georgia · www.wincup.com
eFront SA 2019-03-22 1.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.efront.com
Cachematrix LLC 2017-06-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado · wwwcachematrix.com
FutureAdvisor 2015-08-26 - Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.futureadvisor.com
MGPA 2013-10-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Hamilton, Bermuda
SSRM Holdings, Inc. 2004-08-26 375M USD Divestiture
Boston, Massachusetts
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 3 (33%) 1.4B (52%) - -
Information Technology 2 (22%) - - -
Business Services 1 (11%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (11%) - - -
Real Estate 1 (11%) - - -
Software 1 (11%) 1.3B (48%) - -
Consumer Products - - 1 (100%) -
Total 9 $2.7B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 1.4B 1 -
  Massachusetts 2 375M - -
  California 2 1.1B - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Georgia - - 1 -
Bermuda 1 - - -
France 1 1.3B - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (67%) 1.4B (52%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 3 (33%) 1.3B (48%) - -
Total 9 $2.7B 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.4B
$100M to $1B 1 $375M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest eFront SA
$1.3B (2019-03-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
3 (33%)
Strategic(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

19,374   20% 2021
16,205   12% 2020
14,539   3% 2019
14,198   14% 2018
12,491   12% 2017
11,155   3% 2016
11,401   3% 2015
11,081   2014
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Employees

19,900

Established

1988

Public

NYSE: BLK

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