In recent months , Mr. Mack has had detailed conversations with Laurence D. Fink , the chief executive of BlackRock , the asset management firm , and Philip N. Duff , the head of Frontpoint Partners , a manager of hedge funds .
Laurence D. Fink /business/person/company BlackRock
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