Dec 3 (Reuters) - UK's CMA:

* COMPETITION AND MKTS - MERGER UPDATE: BLACKROCK ( BLK ) / PREQIN

-

EARLY ITC

* UK'S CMA SAYS INVITATION TO COMMENT IN BLACKROCK/PREQIN

DEAL

* CMA IS ISSUING THIS PRELIMINARY 'INVITATION TO COMMENT' TO

ALLOW

INTERESTED PARTIES TO SUBMIT TO CMA ANY INITIAL VIEWS ON IMPACT

THAT TRANSACTION COULD HAVE ON COMPETITION IN UK

* CMA HAS NOT YET LAUNCHED ITS FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO

THIS

TRANSACTION.

* THIS INVITATION TO COMMENT IS FIRST PART OF CMA'S

INFORMATION-GATHERING PROCESS.

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