S&P Global, IHS Markit Get Conditional Approval From European Commission for Deal
23 October 2021 - 4:00AM
Dow Jones News
By Dave Sebastian
S&P Global Inc. and IHS Markit Ltd. said they have gotten a
conditional phase-one approval from the European Commission for
their $44 billion deal, bringing the companies a step closer toward
closing their combination.
S&P Global in late 2020 agreed to buy IHS Markit for about
$44 billion, a landmark deal that would combine two of the largest
providers of data to Wall Street. The companies on Friday said they
expect to close the deal in the first quarter of 2022.
To address concerns raised by the commission, S&P Global
said it has committed to divest CUSIP Global Services and its
Leveraged Commentary and Data business, as well as a related set of
leveraged loan indexes.
IHS Markit has also agreed to divest its Oil Price Information
Services; Coal, Metals and Mining; and PetroChem Wire businesses,
and is exploring a divestiture of its base chemicals business to
address concerns raised by the U.K.'s Competition and Markets
Authority.
The acquisition and divestitures remain subject to review by
other regulators and antitrust authorities, including in the U.S.
and Canada, the companies said.
Write to Dave Sebastian at dave.sebastian@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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