(Bloomberg) — BlackRock Inc. said PNC Financial Services Group Inc. will exit its full investment in the world’s largest asset manager.PNC will offer the shares in a public secondary offering, BlackRock said in a statement Monday. As part of the transaction, BlackRock will buy back $1.1 billion in the shares directly from the firm.The decision concludes years of questions over how long PNC would hold on to its stake in BlackRock, where it was the largest holder at 22%. PNC played a crucial role in BlackRock’s history, acquiring it for $240 million in 1995. The move split it from alternative …read more
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