Stefan Gries

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust Plc is a closed-end investment trust company. It engages in the business of securing long-term capital growth and total return primarily through investing in quoted securities. The company was founded on March 12, 1990 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust Plc operates as a closed-end investment fund. It focuses on securities of large, mid and small capitalization European companies, together with some investment in the developing markets of Europe. The company was founded on June 1, 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust Plc operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to achieve long term capital growth by investing in companies domiciled or listed in, or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in less developed countries. The company was founded on October 15, 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.