BlackRock Acquires Private Credit Manager HPS for $12 Billion

Key TakeawaysBlackRock is acquiring HPS Investment Partners in a deal valued at roughly $12 billion.The move to buy HPS is the asset management giant's latest push into the growing world of private credit.The nearly $150 billion managed by HPS will bring BlackRock's managed "alternative assets" to about $600 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. BlackRock (BLK) has agreed to acquire private credit firm HPS Investment Partners in a deal valuing the company at about $12 billion, as BlackRock continues it ...