BlackRock Seeks $10 Billion to Buy Stakes in Companies

  • Vehicle would target investments of $500 million to $2 billion
  • Firm hopes to complete fundraising by middle of the year
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BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, is seeking to raise more than $10 billion to buy and hold stakes in companies.

BlackRock, which oversees about $6 trillion in assets, is seeking capital from sovereign-wealth funds, pensions and other big investors for an effort named BlackRock Long-Term Private Capital, according to a person familiar with the matter.