Sebastian reports, “The businesses being acquired also include Coal, Metals and Mining, which provides information about coal and other raw materials pricing, and PetroChem Wire, a provider of pricing for petrochemicals and plastics, the companies said Monday. S&P Global Inc. 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.
“S&P Global and IHS Markit in May said they were exploring the sale of the assets following feedback from regulators. They said they expect the deal to close following the combination in the fourth quarter.
“News Corp, which owns The Wall Street Journal, HarperCollins Publishers and news organizations in the U.K. and Australia, among other assets, said the assets will become part of Dow Jones’ professional information business, which includes Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires and Factiva.”
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