Nov 28 (Reuters) - BlackRock ( BLK ) has a handshake
deal to buy private credit group HPS Investment Partners, and
the transaction for the lender could cost $12 billion, The
Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
The two sides have agreed on the broad outline of the deal
with an eye towards announcing general terms after the U.S.
Thanksgiving holiday, the report said citing four people
familiar with the matter.