BlackRock to Buy Global Infrastructure Partners for $12.5 Billion

BlackRock has been striving to expand its private-market operations. Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg NewsBlackRock has agreed to buy private-equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners for roughly $12.5 billion in cash and stock, a significant push into private-market investments for the world’s largest asset manager.New York-based GIP owns and operates energy, transportation, and water and waste companies, including a stake in London’s Gatwick Airport. The acquisition would be BlackRock’s largest since it bo ...