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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 3, 2024, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the business and assets of HPS Investment Partners, a leading global credit investment manager, for total consideration of approximately 12.1 million units of a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, which will be exchangeable into shares of BlackRock’s common stock on a 1:1 basis (subject to customary adjustments) (the “HPS Transaction”). The investment adviser of BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock.
A copy of the press release issued by BlackRock announcing the HPS Transaction is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press release announcing the HPS Transaction, dated December 3, 2024. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BlackRock Direct Lending Corp. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: December 3, 2024 | By: |
/s/ Diana Huffman |
| Diana Huffman | ||
| General Counsel | ||