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# LSEG agrees to buy credit data firm Octus for $3.535B in cash
- URL: https://www.enterprisey.com/lseg-agrees-to-buy-credit-data-firm-octus-for-3-535b-in-cash/
- Published: 2026-10-22T09:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T01:29:18.000Z
- Description: London Stock Exchange Group will buy Octus from Permira-advised funds and management, funding the deal with debt. Octus sells credit intelligence and analytics to about 750 institutional customers and expects more than $300M of 2026 revenue. Closing is expected in the first half of 2027.
- Author: Enterprisey Admin
- Tags: News, Acquisition, Data & analytics

London Stock Exchange Group will buy Octus from Permira-advised funds and management, funding the deal with debt. Octus sells credit intelligence and analytics to about 750 institutional customers and expects more than $300M of 2026 revenue. Closing is expected in the first half of 2027\. ([LSEG](https://www.lseg.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/2026/lseg-acquire-octus-public-private-credit-solutions?ref=enterprisey.com); [Fintech Futures](https://www.fintechfutures.com/m-a/lseg-to-acquire-octus?ref=enterprisey.com))

LSEG announced the deal alongside its Q3 trading update, raising 2026 guidance to revenue growth of at least 8% and equity free cash flow of at least £2.8B. Octus will sit in LSEG's Data & Analytics division. ([LSEG](https://www.lseg.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/2026/lseg-acquire-octus-public-private-credit-solutions?ref=enterprisey.com); [Sharecast via LSE.co.uk](https://www.lse.co.uk/news/lseg-to-buy-octus-from-permira-for-35bn-lifts-full-year-guidance-uh4hktcwfvfdbi0.html?ref=enterprisey.com))