LSEG agrees to buy credit data firm Octus for $3.535B in cash
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.
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; Fintech Futures)
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; Sharecast via LSE.co.uk)