BlackRock Said Hiring UBS’s Cook for Capital Markets Team

Edward Cook, the banker who ran European equity syndication at UBS AG, is joining BlackRock Inc., the largest money manager, at its new capital markets team in London, said three people with knowledge of the matter.

Cook will report to Rob Leach, former partner and portfolio manager at SAC Global Investors LLP, said two of the people, who declined to be identified because the plans are private.