LSEG agrees to buy credit data provider Octus for $3.54B

Published Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 1:24 PM EDT

London Stock Exchange Group has agreed to acquire Octus from Permira and Octus' management for $3.54B in cash, the Wall Street Journal reported. Octus, based in New York, supplies credit intelligence, data and workflow software. LSEG said the acquisition would transform its presence in credit and private markets data.

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