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title: BlackRock eyes equity stake in $70B Millennium | Nippon Steel sure to clinch $14B US Steel deal
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The New York-based asset management giant is in early-stage discussions with Izzy Englander’s global hedge fund to take a minority stake in his $70 billion fund, according to people familiar with the matter.

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