BlackRock's Big Infrastructure Deal

BlackRock has agreed to buy GIP for $12.5 billion. Larry Fink, BlackRock Chairman and CEO and Adebayo Ogunlesi, Global Infrastructure Partners Chairman and CEO tell us why this is the golden age of infrastructure.
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[@obehiokojie4066]

Adebayo Ogunlesi, thanks for making your life a shinning example for young Nigerians to emulate. I am inspired by your achievements in the corporate world, and I am sure many Nigerians are too. Young Nigerians need your likes as mentors, and not the thievery polliticians.

[@grovedwayne390]

Much respect

[@ahmedturner3509]

You should be fighting for Yoruba nation

[@lucifer12354]

All Africans are

[@osiokonkwo6799]

If you bring value to the table, people take you seriously.

[@waratahwaratah2289]

This is not a marriage but a take over

[@evolution2030]

Congrats to Mr Ogunlesi on the huge milestone

[@elozinoemeovrode9779]

U should be worried a nigerian is there as the ceo of black rock spells doom for Nigeria

[@obehiokojie4066]

We need you to come and explore opportunities within the Africa infrastructural space.

[@XanaduPeople]

This is the man Nigeria need. Not tinibu 😂

[@AdvMedic2010]

God help us!

[@yougetaspear7799]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@mololuwaakintokun7584]

Great insights bayo and Larry.Forever inspired to be like you both.👍🏾

[@tdigital2597]

Who wouldn’t want to own the world.

[@globalismoblackman]

@@tdigital2597 Lol 🤣😂

[@user-bq8xs1up6i]

good joke, tell me another

[@supersampio]

“……Imagine what we can do….” Naaaah Larry I don’t want to😅

[@vtee549]

BS. TRUST THESE PEOPLE AT YOUR OWN PERIL

[@buravan1512]

Exactly 💯😂

[@user-bq8xs1up6i]

look at him resisting the urge to lick his eyeballs like the scaly lizard he is

[@josbeam8550]

Please kindly clarify your intent ???

[@user-bq8xs1up6i]

@@josbeam8550 what?

[@xcx23cwea65]

Probably a Freemason, only a Freemason do things like this. Greed.

[@qwerty1994ize]

He’s selling because he gets a nice exit 💰

[@josbeam8550]

Not only that he will be in the Blackrock board.

[@qwerty1994ize]

@@josbeam8550 great deal. He has access to over a trillion dollars. Wow.

[@ambassadorbarak2884]

Gets to have satans seat I heard

[@alexgregg3073]

And they laughing. These people don't understand why all of a sudden airplanes are crashing lol. It gets more interesting very soon ​@@ambassadorbarak2884

[@Heru2088]

Great data, on GIP, and, Marriage of BlackRock, I want 10% of the Profits with a Year., 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💎👑💯

[@latenyts6480]

He's Nigerian. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 He's Nigerian!

[@Boismart]

Love To Watch this Types of Video , KZbin Please Keep Showing Me

[@PauloMzima]

I just Love this..

[@hansm.picazo2550]

Theyre all gotting new yahts 😂

[@sivuyilehendrickralarala4409]

Just another meal for Larry.. ..

[@buravan1512]

OGUNLESI = Just another tool 😂

[@bloomingben5119]

Exactly. He's naive about these Talmudists. Am sure Larry is already looking for loopholes and how to screw him over. University education will never replace street smart and knowing the type of people you're really dealing with.

[@james_smith9]

It is bigger than that! Someone has to be the Trump, Obama, and the Musk. There has o to be second in commands.

[@wekibridgestone4003]

Bro

[@NO-su1gi]

Wow! Just impressive

[@AjayD4]

Fink could have literally just said just because I want to. He didn't have to BS the host and Ogunlesi.

[@Stoneface_]

Facts 😂

[@yougetaspear7799]

Exactly, that big gorrila in the room and its not even a gorilla but a steamroller

[@fistandpen2505]

This makes zero sense. Bayo owns GIP, and obv sold his company only because HE wanted to lol. Plus Blackrock made the purchase not FInk. Fink is worth $1B and is a salaried CEO... at a $12B price tag for GIP, Ogunlesi undoubtedly becomes worth more than Fink even accounting for other partners, and will very likely get significant BlackRock equity ownership.

[@fikayoadele7679]

​@@fistandpen2505true

[@supersampio]

@@fistandpen2505I even heard he get a sit on the board as well, ignore the noisemakers.

[@lokesh303101]

Good!

[@andydavis907]

Proud 🖤

[@KibromGirmay-jm7rg]

We are impressed

[@nelsonokobia7047]

People that do not have a business are commenting as to why Ogunlesi that has built almost $13 billion business why he chose to sell it. Lol

[@emekagrind]

This is horrible news. The matrix have gotten Bayo.

[@festuselfmanefosa6051]

Bayo has no choice.

[@j.naceisblacjac4181]

@@festuselfmanefosa6051Men accord men value and status. The soldier with the sword isn’t the most powerful in the room. If you’ve been selected by the big players… You either yield… Or… Well… 😵

[@fatfarmers7360]

Onye igbo, envy will kill you. Ndigbo of Nigeria, children of hate, envy, anger, mischief and destruction.

[@mattiekirksey1390]

he is a billionaire and knows better, bro chill

[@xcx23cwea65]

Probably a Freemason.

[@moham.279]

Congratulations to both..

[@gpttech]

hhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@iamlimitless7543]

It's all connected SMDH.

[@attentionuniversity1646]

As a Nigerian American...🙌💪🤗

[@cassmaie]

Please what does a Nigerian American mean. 🤣😂 Nigerian American ko Nigerian American ni🙄 please do not complicate the narrative......? American with Nigerian heritage sounds much better......!

[@Shadow-nz1dm]

@@cassmaieyou’re confused

[@Favoulites]

@@Shadow-nz1dm he probably goes by weird pronouns

[@jkbzz]

i guess you did not get the memo black americans or as they now put it, foundational black americans, will not be pleased. they are abandoning the african american designation for africans. @@cassmaie

[@mikko3]

You didnt do anything

[@tygaclericuzio4130]

Lord Fink.

[@cowboydelnorte3078]

Relax he ain’t no lord 😅 maybe a good businessman that’s it

[@c.f.okonta8815]

BlackRock+GIP = 💰

[@Stoneface_]

​@@Koopyspappy😂😂

[@user-bq8xs1up6i]

a lot of these ppl seem like bots , if they’re serious that would seriously have me worried @@Koopyspappy

[@olabodeadeleye4771]

Come and build nuclear reactor in Nigeria to improve the electricity generation for industrial development and economic development.

[@Skylordfx]

Hmmm Bayo sir please avoid black Rock if u can

[@aliyuisa7805]

2 late

[@alexidornigie4599]

You think you know black Rock more than he does?

[@josbeam8550]

​@@aliyuisa7805He knows much better and is part of the board

[@sharonjames2041]

😢JOIN THE BRI 😤❤

[@davidogalu2500]

I don't know how to feel about this one.

[@enochmashingaidze2986]

Your feelings are irrelevant

[@cryptoqueen7055]

Don’t feel good about it! Since they want to remove privacy and operate the internet. That’s communistic

[@Stoneface_]

​@@enochmashingaidze2986😂😂

[@ezekminkam481]

Congratulations to both👍

[@mxtthe3]

Larry looks at Bayo & makes a Refugee reference then ends the interview with a look of disgust on his face when Bayo finishes. This is a bad cultural fit but maybe the investment thesis was just too strong

[@georgekobani7600]

Come on man, he referred to both he and Bayo as being refugees from First Boston they worked there together. If a deal makes sense people like Larry go for it. Rich people don’t have time for what you’re insinuating.

[@ochiedominic6609]

Bayo is a champion

[@SouthernlivingUSA]

Naija boy climbing!

[@josbeam8550]

Not climbing.He is flying like an Eagle

[@nesone3385]

One day I’d like to see a company that’s doing well and succeeding with a black person on top NOT SELL and become as large as blackrock.

[@ayrmendina8314]

Dude. I fail to see how on Earth him selling a company for 12.5Billion dollars is ANY indication of unsuccessful? He wasn't pushed into a sell. Blackrock paid at a significant premium and he felt it was a good enough premium. Blackrock isn't about white and black. You can be a shareholder of Blackrock and now Blackrock would work for you. Don't blind your economic freedom with the prejudicial brush you might experience socially.

[@btw-hl9id]

What is so bad about a black person selling a company for BILLIONS? If anything, that should inspire other black people to get after it. There are white people, asian people, indian people, etc. who sell their businesses for lots of money and I am sure you don't say anything bad about that.

[@Dotcomnieuwscom]

That's why they had talks in the Ukraine

[@shashankdudhe6972]

I'd not take it if I were in charge, they will come and launder their money.

[@chizzymomentum1807]

Nigerian for life 🙌🏿💯

[@buravan1512]

You should ask yourself why OGUNLESI'S know how and Intelligence, need FINK'S Hand in order to widen his operations.

[@MathbyGourabSir]

Black rock is inspiration of mishra stock holding corporation, i mentioned stock in msme registration, its okk🎉

[@omowale7047]

🇳🇬👑👑🔥👑👑🇳🇬 NAIJA FOR EVER

[@user-pk3gb7yx3x]

What makes you proud to be a Nigeria?

[@AfricaYeswecan-pk2sx]

​@@user-pk3gb7yx3xThe richest black man in the world is Nigerian, here is yet another Nigerian who makes a megadeal with the giant BlackRock, meanwhile what are African-Americans doing?

[@omowale7047]

A lot of thing that you can't understand ! 🇳🇬👑👑🔥👑👑🇳🇬​@@user-pk3gb7yx3x

[@theagbaman]

​@@AfricaYeswecan-pk2sx Your comment lacks thought. Do you think Black people worldwide will make progress with that type of attitude. Nigeria is undergoing multidimensional poverty, yet the richest black man is there - how has this impacted the lives of the people? Please think critically. If the Western powers decided today that they wanted to take Black Africa for themselves, what would happen? Exactly. Please think and stop this silly back and forth.

[@user-pk3gb7yx3x]

@@AfricaYeswecan-pk2sx Nigerians are very successful in most sectors around the world, in the USA there are many successful Nigerians Doctors, Engineers, Business men and women, scientists etc. but all that brain power is not translated back into the contradiction call Nigeria. One of the largest oil reserves in the world is in Nigeria but it own but the white man, most of the minerals in Nigeria own by the Chinese, Naira is almost worthless today. I regularly electricity, the land if fertile and citizen still go hungry. Tribalism, insecurity.

[@OfficialFA]

Bitcoin is now ETF'd

[@vtee549]

What does that mean?

[@tpwb5882]

These people care for our planet, anyone thinking otherwise don't g

[@Akeem_768]

Lining themselves up to rebuikd Ukraine

[@donaldharlan3981]

Impostors

[@bree_glitter2377]

Unfortunately very few can see thru the BS

[@enochmashingaidze2986]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-bq8xs1up6i]

eat ze bugz

[@donaldharlan3981]

@@user-bq8xs1up6i 💩🪰🐸

[@MovingFwrd]

💪

[@truefacts404]

Well done my brother.. Let the internet trolls tell it we don’t do anything but dumb stuff and that’s simply not true. Real players only see 💰💰

[@truefacts404]

@Koopyspappy yo momma

[@derrickadam1026]

Boston university has a passion for other people’s money. Eye on the prize…I’d be so ashamed to be them.

[@fradiavolo9293]

🤦🏿‍♂️

[@user-by7gd3hf9p]

Did he call an ETF spiritual haha what's wrong with finance?

[@kamartaylor2902]

Jesus, im going bald like that 😬

[@user...9inety8]

Change your diet maan.. use castor oil,minoxidil and collagen . 🤝🏿

[@user...9inety8]

Artificial Sugar,acidic stuff and over consumption of starch foods and gmo foods avoid all these..

[@bonjourneegarmin7913]

@@user...9inety8 Baldness has no cure, genetic pattern from your family.

[@Bourneman89]

It's too late now

[@gbrown9694]

What drove the deal is all the infrastructure in Ukraine and Gaza that will need rebuilding. Shareholders get paid to destroy and to rebuild.

[@sterlinggrier734]

The Rich get Richer! Ask Elon Musk the government gave him over 10 billion 😂😂😂😂😂

[@skullyzee]

F the NWO

[@Susieq26754]

Larry Dink

[@Slickrick8g]

🥇💎🌊

[@aBOOBaMUSIC]

🇳🇬🤟🏿

[@Moon-facts]

😊🇳🇬

[@leecoleman822]

🇺🇸

[@lah1743]

Investors ruin the world.

[@truefacts404]

Lol.. invest something change your life

[@Paper.Power.Politics]

That’s democracy for ya.

[@imperialdragon111]

If not from them, where are you going to get the money needed to run the economy?

[@Paper.Power.Politics]

@@imperialdragon111 people are supposed to choose what money is. Productive People make a economy. You think the dollars in your wallet is money?? If so there is so much more for You to learn.

[@imperialdragon111]

@@Paper.Power.Politics money is the lifeblood. If I were as clueless as you think I am, why would I seem to be in support of investors? You have a lot to learn if you can't read between the lines.

[@apeters5339]

Capitalists being capitalists

[@saad2fan161]

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[@newmoneymarcus]

😂

[@bigbean4307]

🇳🇬

[@tuckerbugeater]

global fascism

[@user-bq8xs1up6i]

gross

[@xcx23cwea65]

Is he a Mason?

[@innocentchukwuma5215]

Where is Ghanaians who talk rubbish about Nigeria, Nigerians are in the world doing their things while Ghanaians are still in their banku village called Ghana and talking rubbish about Nigeria

[@theroadtosuccess810]

If you look at it well, they are actually right about Nigerians but the truth is that Nigerians are too versatile to not be seen everywhere

[@Touremandemory]

What is there to brag about this is a takeover not a merger.

[@PauloMzima]

I just Love this..