CASE STUDY TWO:

BlackRock: 

Growing with Scotland

BlackRock’s roots in Edinburgh stretch back to 1998, when the firm made its first international foray - acquiring a small equity fund house based in the city. Over the following 25 years, the Edinburgh Office has gone from strength to strength, building transformational and forward-looking products and solutions that shape the financial markets. The secret to their success is simple: they relentlessly innovate. 

Innovation comes with bringing together a diverse group of people with different perspectives and experiences. Its talent, fueled with passion to solve difficult problems through data and technology, is focused on innovation and challenging the status quo. The office has grown from less than 20 employees in 1998, to nearly 900, with plans in place to grow even more. 

Within a few years, BlackRock plans to house approximately 1400 employees in its new iHub premises in Brandon Street, making it the fourth largest office outside of its New York headquarters.