Merrill, Citigroup search for sucessors
Merrill Lynch might have to buy out Laurence Fink's $400 million stake in BlackRock if the firm wants him as if it wants him as CEO.
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. might have to buy out Laurence Fink's $400 million stake in BlackRock Inc. if it wants him to succeed E. Stanley O'Neal as chairman.
The buyout would be necessary to avoid exposing Mr. Fink, BlackRock's chief executive, to a potential conflict of interest, according to the
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