BlackRock's expected acquisition of Barclays Global Investors could be announced as early as Thursday, the Wall Street Journal's Eleanor Laise reports, citing anonymous sources. BlackRock is expected to shell out around $13 billion for BGI. The deal could leave Barclays with a 20 percent stake in San Francisco-based BGI.

Speculation about BlackRock's interest in BGI came to light last month, and last Friday the Financial Times reported that a deal was near (see The MFWire, 06/05/09). Three days ago, BlackRock confirmed that it's been engaged in negotiations with BGI (see The MFWire, 06/08/09). 

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