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Barclays Global Investors (BGI) is being acquired by American money manager BlackRock, and will be part of a new firm called BlackRock Global Investors when the deal closes in late 2009. Parent company Barclays will retain a 20% stake in the new venture. With more than $2 trillion under management, BGI is already one of the world's largest administrators of institutional assets, serving some 3,000 corporations, pension plans, unions, not-for-profits and other clients in 50 countries. It specializes in structured investment strategies such as indexing and risk-controlled active investment management. The firm offers some 300 exchange-traded funds as well as its LifePath family of mutual funds.
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400 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
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Highlights | | Fiscal Year End: | December | | Revenue (2008): | 2000.00 M | | Employees (2008): | 800 |
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Key People
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Chairman:
Robert E. (Bob) Diamond Jr.
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Global CEO:
Blake R. Grossman
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Global COO:
Rohit Bhagat
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