BlackRock

New York, NYwww.blackrock.com1expert edge

World's largest asset manager (~$11T AUM); acquired GIP in October 2024 to anchor its alternatives platform.

Why interesting to a deal team

Combined BlackRock-GIP platform is now the gravitational center of global infrastructure capital. Mid-market sponsors win by being complementary, not competitive.

Experts connected to this company

Adebayo (Bayo) OgunlesiSenior MD, Global Executive Committee & Board

Adebayo (Bayo) Ogunlesi

Founding Partner, Chairman & CEO; Senior MD, BlackRock

Global Infrastructure Partners (BlackRock)

Fund GP2 themesNew York

The most consequential infrastructure capital allocator in the world post-BlackRock combination. Sets the gravitational center for the entire space.

Sources

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blackrock.com/corporate/about-us/leadership/adebayo-ogunlesi
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blackrock.com

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