BlackRock to Acquire Preqin
BlackRock, Inc. has agreed to acquire Preqin, a leading independent provider of private markets data for ÂŁ2.55 billion or approximately $3.2 billion in cash. Bringing together Preqinâs data and research tools with Aladdinâs complementary workflow capabilities in a unified platform will create a preeminent private markets technology and data provider. The acquisition adds a highly complementary data business to BlackRockâs investment technology, marking a strategic expansion into the fast-growing private markets data segment. Private markets...