Tracked deals
12
12 tracked deals across 2018-2026.
Public Company
Financial Services
BlackRock
New York, New York, United States
BlackRock is a global asset manager and technology provider dedicated to helping more and more people experience financial well-being. It offers investment products across public and private markets, along with risk and portfolio technology (e.g., Aladdin) and ETFs (iShares).
- Focus Areas
- Asset Management, ETFs (iShares), Private Markets / Private Credit
- Website
- blackrock.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
8 buyout · 4 growth capital
BlackRock Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 8 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- BlackRock, Meta
- Target
- El Paso AI data center campus venture (one-gigawatt data center campus under construction)
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Meta and BlackRock have formed a strategic venture to finance, develop, and own a one-gigawatt AI data center campus in El Paso, Texas. BlackRock’s managed funds will hold an 80% stake, while Meta retains 20%, with Meta contributing land and construction-in-progress assets and receiving an initial one-time distribution to align ownership. The deal is expected to close within days of announcement, with Meta as the initial sole tenant providing construction and campus management services.
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October 14, 2025
- Buyer
- BlackRock
- Target
- HPS Investment Partners
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
BlackRock completed the acquisition of HPS Investment Partners in a transaction reported at about $12 billion, expanding BlackRock’s private credit and alternative asset capabilities. The deal brings HPS’s sizable private markets platform (reported as roughly $157–165 billion of AUM in sources) into BlackRock’s platform and bolsters its private markets and private credit scale.
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February 15, 2025
- Buyer
- BlackRock
- Target
- KODDPA
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
BlackRock has acquired KODDPA, an AI-driven quantitative trading and data processing technology company, and plans to list the business on the New York Stock Exchange. BlackRock intends to integrate KODDPA's algorithms and data capabilities into its platform (including Aladdin) to expand its AI-driven trading and fintech offerings.
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- Buyer
- BlackRock, Inc.
- Target
- Willow Network, Inc.
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
BlackRock has made a minority investment in Willow Network, a wealthtech startup that provides education, coaching and a digital marketing platform for financial advisors. The funding will support Willow's launch of two certificate programs — Advisor for Women and Advisor for NextGen — and BlackRock has taken a board seat as part of the transaction; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Hometree, Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock
- Target
- GeoWarmth Heat Pumps, The Little Green Energy Company
- Industry
- Renewable Energy
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Hometree has acquired two regional renewable installers, GeoWarmth Heat Pumps and The Little Green Energy Company, supported by a new debt facility provided by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. The acquisitions (two of seven total for Hometree) add c.55 employees and around £15m of combined revenues, strengthening Hometree's installation capacity and access to customers, financing and maintenance capabilities for residential renewable systems across the UK.
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August 2, 2023
- Buyer
- BlackRock, Inc.
- Target
- Kreos Capital
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
BlackRock, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Kreos Capital, a London-based provider of venture and growth debt financing. Kreos’ 45-person team will integrate into BlackRock’s European Private Debt platform, with current Kreos leadership remaining in place to run existing strategies.
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- Buyer
- Sixth Street Growth, Bpifrance, Canaan, Eurazeo, Highland Europe, KKR, LionTree, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Funds and accounts managed by BlackRock
- Target
- Contentsquare
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Île-de-France, France
- Type
- Growth capital
Contentsquare closed a $600 million growth financing led by Sixth Street Growth — $400 million in Series F equity and $200 million in debt — bringing total funding to $1.4 billion and valuing the company at $5.6 billion. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, pursue M&A and expand the company's footprint in key markets.
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July 12, 2021
- Buyer
- EasyVista, Eurazeo, Cathay Capital, BlackRock (European Middle Market Private Debt)
- Target
- Goverlan
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Buyout
EasyVista, backed by Eurazeo and Cathay Capital, has acquired Miami-based Goverlan, a remote support and IT process automation software provider. The deal (financed in part by BlackRock's European Middle Market Private Debt team) expands EasyVista’s ITSM capabilities toward self-healing functionality and adds ~1,600 customers, supporting EasyVista’s North American expansion and 2025 growth plan.
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November 23, 2020
- Buyer
- BlackRock, Inc.
- Target
- Aperio Group LLC
- Seller
- Golden Gate Capital, Aperio employees
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
BlackRock, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aperio Group LLC from Golden Gate Capital and Aperio employees for $1.05 billion in cash. The deal adds Aperio's $36 billion in AUM and tax-optimized, personalized index SMA capabilities to BlackRock's U.S. Wealth Advisory business, with Aperio operating as a separately branded team.
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- Buyer
- Jaws Acquisition Corp., Barry Sternlicht (PIPE investor), Fidelity Management & Research Company (PIPE investor), BlackRock (PIPE investor), Third Point (PIPE investor), Maverick Capital (PIPE investor)
- Target
- Cano Health, LLC
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cano Health, a value-based primary care platform for seniors, agreed to merge with Jaws Acquisition Corp. in a transaction that values the combined company at an approximate enterprise value of $4.4 billion. The SPAC transaction (including an $800 million PIPE) is expected to provide up to $1.49 billion of gross proceeds to accelerate Cano Health's growth and geographic expansion of its Medicare Advantage-focused care model.
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October 28, 2020
- Buyer
- Tiger Global Management, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, BlackRock, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
- Target
- DoubleVerify
- Seller
- Existing shareholders
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
DoubleVerify, a New York–based digital media measurement and analytics software platform, agreed to a $350 million investment led by Tiger Global Management with participation from Fidelity, BlackRock and Neuberger Berman. The capital will be used primarily to purchase shares from existing shareholders and to support DoubleVerify's continued product development and global growth; Providence Equity Partners will remain the majority investor.
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February 26, 2018
- Buyer
- BlackRock, Pamplona Capital Management
- Target
- PhishMe (rebranded as Cofense)
- Seller
- Paladin Capital Group
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
PhishMe (now Cofense), a Leesburg, Virginia-based provider of human-driven phishing defense solutions, was acquired in February 2018 by a private equity consortium led by BlackRock and Pamplona Capital Management in a deal valuing the company at approximately $400 million. The transaction provides Cofense with private equity backing to support product innovation, global expansion and inorganic growth initiatives.
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