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Bayo Ogunlesi’s net worth hits $2.3bn after BlackRock agreed to buy GIP

Bayo Ogunlesi, founder of the Global Infrastructure Partners, has been ranked among billionaires after BlackRock agreed to acquire his company for about $12.5 billion. Ogunlesi’s net worth was revalued in a

BlackRock acquires Bayo Ogunlesi’s GIP for $12bn

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has agreed to buy Bayo Ogunlesi’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for about $12.5 billion – in cash and stock. The deal, BlackRock’s largest in

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EXTRA: FG describes Bayo Ogunlesi as ‘owner of Gatwick Airport’ on national honours list

The federal government has erroneously described Bayo Ogunlesi, founder of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), as the owner of Gatwick Airport on the list of persons to receive national honours. On

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Jim Kim joins Bayo Ogunlesi’s GIP as vice chairman — after resignation from World Bank

Jim Yong Kim, outgoing president of the World Bank, will join Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a New York-based private investment fund, as a partner and vice chairman, Reuters reports. GIP,

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