Deals·October 25, 2026 at 12:40 AM EDT·1 source
LSEG agrees to acquire Octus, an NY-based provider of credit intelligence, data, and workflow software, from Permira and Octus' management for $3.54B in cash (Dominic Chopping/Wall Street Journal)
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acquisition, log scale$3.5B
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What happened
- LSEG agreed to acquire Octus, a New York-based provider of credit intelligence, data and workflow software.
- LSEG will buy Octus from Permira and Octus’ management for $3.54B in cash; it said the deal would expand its presence in credit and private-markets data.
Purchase price
$3.54B
Consideration
cash
Why it matters
The transaction would increase LSEG’s exposure to credit and private-markets data, relevant to financial-data, credit and private-markets professionals.
Deal terms
acquisition
LSEG → Octus
Value
$3.5B
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Timeline
- EarlierOct 13London Stock Exchange owner in talks to buy credit specialist Octus
- EarlierOct 21LSEG nears $3.5bn deal to buy credit data specialist Octus
- First reported by Techmeme14hLSEG agrees to acquire Octus, an NY-based provider of credit intelligence, data, and workflow software, from Permira and Octus' management for $3.54B in cash (Dominic Chopping/Wall Street Journal)
Who is involved
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