BlackRock - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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BlackRock M&A Summary

BlackRock has acquired 10 companies, including 6 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 2024, when it acquired HPS Investment Partners for $12.0B. BlackRock has acquired in 5 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (40%) and information technology (20%).

BlackRock Business Overview

Where is BlackRock headquartered?

BlackRock is headquartered in New York, New York.

What is BlackRock’s revenue?

BlackRock disclosed revenue of 17,859M USD for 2023 and 17,873M USD for 2022.

How many employees does BlackRock have?

BlackRock has 19,800 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 Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 5

BlackRock

BlackRock, Inc.

50 Hudson Yards,
New York, New York 10001
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 founded in 1988 and is headquartered in New York City.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 5 1 1 - - 3 10
vol $1.7B $1.1B $15.2B $17.9B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
HPS Investment Partners, LLC 2024-12-03 12.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.hpspartners.com
Preqin Ltd. 2024-06-29 3.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.preqin.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
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 4 (40%) 13.4B (75%) - -
Information Technology 2 (20%) - - -
Information Services 1 (10%) 3.2B (18%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (10%) - - -
Real Estate 1 (10%) - - -
Software 1 (10%) 1.3B (7%) - -
Consumer Products - - 1 (100%) -
Total 10 $17.9B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 13.4B 1 -
  California 2 1.1B - -
  New York 1 12.0B - -
  Massachusetts 1 375M - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Georgia - - 1 -
Bermuda 1 - - -
France 1 1.3B - -
Spain 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 3.2B - -
Domestic 6 (60%) 13.4B (75%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 4 (40%) 4.5B (25%) - -
Total 10 $17.9B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Perella Weinberg Partners
 1
Barclays Investment Bank
 1
Morgan Stanley
 1
Legal Deals
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
 2
Clifford Chance
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $17.6B
$100M to $1B 1 $375M
TOTAL $17.9B
Largest HPS Investment Partners, LLC
$12.0B (2024-12-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
30%
3 (30%)
Strategic(s)
10%
1 (10%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

17,859   1% 2023
17,873   8% 2022
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

19,800

Established

1988

Public

NYSE: BLK

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