What is BlackRock?

They bought out ML's Asset Management division a few months ago, so to be able to do that..

A little something I wrote up:

BlackRock® is a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional and retail clients around the world. As of December 31, 2006, BlackRock’s assets under management total over USD 1 trillion across fixed income, liquidity, equity, alternative investment and real estate strategies.

BlackRock’s story has always been one of evolution. Since our founding in 1988 as a primarily institutional fixed income manager, we have continually looked for ways to enhance our ability to serve clients. Not only have we sought to broaden and deepen our general capabilities, we have also tried to capitalize on the key macro trends that are shaping the future of Asset Management. The most recent step in our development is our merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, which closed September 29, 2006, significantly increasing our assets under management and, more important, transforming our business into a truly global one. In Merrill Lynch Investment Managers we found a partner that gives us extraordinary global scale and enhances our collective ability to serve institutions, financial intermediaries and individuals. Learn more about our combination with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.

BlackRock has long focused on a cross-disciplinary team approach in which clients benefit from the pooled expertise of the firm’s resources: our investment and risk management professionals and our proprietary analytical tools. In addition to excellent performance, BlackRock is committed to delivering a high level of service tailored to the needs of each client. BlackRock’s client base includes corporate, public and Taft-Hartley pension plans, insurance companies, mutual funds, endowments, foundations, nuclear decommissioning trusts, corporations, banks and individuals across the globe. Headquartered in New York, BlackRock has offices around the globe, and maintains a major presence in key markets in Asia, Australia, Europe, Japan, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

BlackRock is independent in ownership and governance, with no single majority stockholder and a majority of independent directors. In terms of equity, Merrill Lynch’s stake is approximately 49%, while PNC Financial Services Group retains an interest of about 34%; the remaining 17% is held by BlackRock employees and the public.

In the time it took the original poster's lazy ass to type his question, he could have gone to yahoo, typed in "BlackRock" and gotten 2.63 million results in .19 seconds and answered his own question in the time it took other people to respond.

How do you expect to determine a viable comp set on your own if you can't even do a simple search for a major firm?? Good luck getting an ib interview, "guy"... errr... "boy."