In recent weeks , Mr. Mack , the chief executive of Morgan Stanley , has stepped up three-month-old discussions with Laurence D. Fink , the chief executive of BlackRock , a fast-growing asset management company , about a possible deal , people involved in the talks said yesterday .
Laurence D. Fink /business/person/company BlackRock
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