Robin James Hill Batchelor

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

Blackrock Ecosolutions Investment Trust operates as a non-diversified and closed-end management investment company, which invests substantially all of its assets in equity securities issued by companies that are engaged in one or more of the new energy, water resources and agriculture business segments. Blackrock Ecosolutions Investment Trust was founded on September 28, 2007 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.