BlackRock overview
Stories about BlackRock
Innovation is helping to bring PE to the masses
A heightened level of scrutiny on the industry will accompany the retailisation of LP capital.
Build your own public and private markets adventure
A new template for financial advisers and their wealth clients combines public and private markets exposure into one scalable portfolio.
BlackRock’s Fink: Uncertainty and anxiety are dominating every client conversation
The firm expects private markets to benefit from the uncertainty as investors look to insulate portfolios from tariff impact.
Carlyle ‘very actively’ eyeing private markets model for mass affluent
Such models could provide individuals with exposure to private credit, private equity and real estate through a single investment, head of global wealth Shane Clifford tells PEI.
Partners Group eyes H1 2025 launch for joint evergreen model with BlackRock
The firm launched seven new evergreen funds in 2024, head of portfolio solutions Roberto Cagnati said during its business update and outlook call.
BlackRock seeks around $5bn for second long-hold fund
The target amount sought for Long Term Private Capital II could change, Private Equity International understands.
ELTIF 2.0 takes off
The amended European Long-Term Investment Fund opens the field to new products and fund of funds strategies.
BlackRock enjoys 'very strong’ bargaining power in APAC sponsored lending
Covenants and leverage are much tighter in loans to sponsors across the region, according to head of APAC private credit Celia Yan.
BlackRock contact information
Offices
50 Hudson Yards, New York, 10001, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mr. Adebayo Ogunlesi | Job titleSenior MD, BlackRock & Founding Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners | LocationNew York, United States | Email  ----- |
| Mr. Alex Widmer | Job titleHead of Institutional Capital Formation | LocationZurich, Switzerland | Email ------- |
| Mr. Ali AlQadhi | Job titleMD, Head of Kuwait & Qatar Client Business | LocationKuwait, Kuwait | Email ---------- |
| Ms. Alyssa Gilluly | Job titleVP, Client Relations | LocationNew York, United States | Email ------ |
BlackRock fund commitments
Known fund commitments : 99
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BlackRock funds managed
Funds in market: 7
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Closed funds: 47
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Stories that mention BlackRock
Side Letter: A giant departs
One of Japan's best-known and most-influential LPs is on the move; blurred investment lines could benefit mega-shops; what private capital wants from UK regulators.
LPs go direct for GP stakes
Institutional investors are voicing an interest in stepping outside the familiar fund structure to invest directly in GPs. The move could change the GP stakes market and create a new class of shareholders.
Automated fund monitoring is rewiring the LP-GP relationship
Investors are adopting the technology in ever greater numbers – and it could have far-reaching consequences for how they interact with PE managers.