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Investors on Monday cheered the prospect of a marriage between brokerage titan Merrill Lynch & Co. and bond fund giant BlackRock Inc., driving both companies’ stocks higher.
Feb. 14, 2006
BlackRock Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. manager of bond funds, agreed to buy State Street Research & Management from MetLife Inc. for $375 million to broaden its stock and real estate investments.
Aug. 27, 2004
BlackRock Inc., with $7 trillion in assets, plans to “place sustainability at the center of our investment approach.”
Jan. 14, 2020
Merrill Lynch & Co. announced a deal Wednesday to combine its mutual fund arm with fast-growing investment firm BlackRock Inc., creating a fund colossus with almost $1 trillion in assets.
Feb. 16, 2006
Merrill Lynch & Co., the nation’s third-largest securities firm, dropped efforts to sell a stake in BlackRock Inc. and struck a deal instead to sell its 20% share of Bloomberg LP, according to people familiar with the decision.
July 17, 2008
Fund giant BlackRock, eyeing the portfolios of individual investors, aims to expand in 401(k)s and retail bond funds. But its fees may be a barrier.
April 8, 2007
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Feb. 13, 2006
BofA plans to reduce its stake in BlackRock
Nov. 3, 2010
BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors
June 12, 2009
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc. has offered BlackRock Inc.
Nov. 6, 2007