BlackRock Dissolves Private Credit Partnership With Mubadala in Asia

BlackRock Inc. BLK and Mubadala Investment have jointly agreed to end their Asian private credit collaboration, which focused on investments in China and Indonesia, due to challenges in sourcing deals. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.

As part of the partnership launched in 2023, Mubadala had committed to matching every U.S. dollar that BlackRock invested. The partnership has allocated only a small portion of its capital so far, as deal origination in China has been challenging, with the targeted return profile being in the mid-teens range.

Christopher Ganis, head of private credit in Indonesia, departed in the early days of the partnership, making deal origination in the country more challenging.

Efforts by BLK to Boost Private Markets Offerings

BlackRock has been aiming to boost its private markets capabilities to generate higher returns. In March 2025, it acquired Preqin for $3.2 billion to enhance its private markets offerings. In December 2024, it agreed to acquire HPS Investment Partners to deepen its presence in the private credit market. In October 2024, the company acquired Global Infrastructure Partners to enhance its infrastructure offerings and origination capabilities.

Additionally, in its investor presentation last month, BLK predicted that the private credit market could expand to $4.5 trillion by 2030, and hence it targeted $400 billion in private markets fundraising by that time. Recently, BLK got selected by Great Gray Trust Company, LLC to offer a retirement solution featuring private equity and credit exposure.

BlackRock has also collaborated with Partners Group to combine a varied pool of private assets into a single portfolio of alternatives for retail clients.

BLK’s Price Performance & Zacks Rank

Over the past year, BLK shares have gained 33%, outperforming the industry’s 20.7% growth.

Currently, BlackRock carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Other Firms Expanding in the Private Credit Market

This February, JPMorgan JPM announced an additional $50 billion allocation toward direct lending, solidifying its presence in the credit market. The move, unveiled at its 30th annual Global Leveraged Finance Conference, signals the company’s intent to become a dominant force in private credit.

Since 2021, JPMorgan has deployed more than $10 billion across 100+ private credit transactions, leveraging its extensive client base and vast origination platform. The bank’s partnerships with multiple co-lenders have further strengthened its position, bringing in an additional $15 billion in capital. According to Kevin Foley, global head of Capital Markets at JPM, the company’s ability to integrate its origination platform with lender partners has significantly increased deal flow and lending capacity.

In 2024, Citigroup C inked a deal with Apollo Global APO for its subsidiary and certain affiliates of Apollo to establish a revolutionary $25-billion private credit, direct lending program. The program will initially focus on North America, potentially expanding to additional geographies. Both Citigroup and Apollo expect the program to finance approximately $25 billion of debt opportunities over the next several years, including corporate and financial sponsor transactions.

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