BlackRock to Acquire Preqin, Leading Private Markets Data Solutions Provider

BlackRock, Inc., has agreed to acquire Preqin, a leading independent provider of private markets data for £2.55 billion or approximately $3.2 billion in cash.  Bringing together Preqin’s data and research tools with Aladdin’s complementary workflow capabilities in a unified platform will create a preeminent private markets technology and data provider….