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BlackRock raises a $4.8 billion renewables bonanza

BlackRock (BLK) has raised $4.8 billion for its latest Global Renewable Power (GRP) fund, which makes the fund the largest independent climate infrastructure fund in the world, according to a company press announcement. GRP III, as the fund is called, will primarily fin…