학술논문
'Leviathan' with a healthy appetite.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*Mergers & acquisitions
*Portfolio management (Investments)
*Assets (Accounting)
*Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
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ISSN
1472-3042
Abstract
The article discusses the move undertaken by British asset management firm, BlackRock Inc., to become the world's biggest asset manager. It states that the company took advantage of the global crisis by acquiring Barclays Global Investors (BGI) NA. It notes that the said move enable the company to double its managed assets to more than 2 trillion dollars.