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S&P Global announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Agusto & Company Limited, a Pan-African credit rating agency with operations in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and Ghana. The transaction terms were not disclosed. Subject to customary closing conditions including required regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close during the second half of 2026. Agusto & Co. will continue to operate as a separate ratings entity and issue its own credit ratings and methodologies. S&P Global stated the trans...
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire datacenterHawk, a provider of proprietary intelligence for the global data center, fiber optic and related infrastructure markets. The transaction is expected to close in 2H 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, and is not expected to have a material impact on S&P Global's or the S&P Global Energy division's financial results. No transaction value or target financial metrics were disclosed.
S&P Global announced a new Market Intelligence operating model organized into two verticals, Kensho Data & Platforms and Enterprise Solutions, designed to align the business with AI-driven customer needs. As part of the restructuring, Market Intelligence's Maritime & Trade will move to S&P Global Energy and Credit Analytics risk capabilities will move to S&P Global Ratings. Separately, Chief Legal Officer Steve Kemps will retire and remain with the company until December 31, 2026 to support the transition, and t...
S&P Global's Q3 2025 call highlighted a significant inflection point for Market Intelligence (MI), which posted its strongest organic growth in six quarters. Beyond the headline results, management detailed a "substantially complete" portfolio optimization following the divestiture of EDM and ThinkFolio, and announced a massive $2.5B Q4 share repurchase. The call was dominated by a deep dive into AI defensibility, where management revealed that 88% of MI revenue is derived from proprietary or highly curated data...
S&P Global announced that Saugata Saha, President of S&P Global Market Intelligence and Chief Enterprise Data Officer, will leave the company on July 30, 2026 to pursue another opportunity. The Enterprise Data Organization will be consolidated under the Chief Technology & Transformation Office, led by Chief Technology & Transformation Officer Firdaus Bhathena, combining the company's data and technology capabilities. The company reiterated its financial guidance for 2026.
S&P Global announced that its Board of Directors has approved the separation of its Mobility division into Mobility Global Inc., an independent public company. The separation will be executed through a pro rata distribution of 100% of Mobility Global common stock to S&P Global shareholders, with a record date of June 15, 2026 and an expected distribution effective date of July 1, 2026. S&P Global shareholders will receive one share of Mobility Global common stock for every share of S&P Global common stock held,...
S&P Global announced the pricing of a $2 billion private offering of senior notes by Mobility Global Inc., a recently formed holding company for S&P Global's Mobility division. The offering consists of three tranches: $650 million 5.050% notes due 2029, $650 million 5.450% notes due 2031, and $700 million 6.050% notes due 2036. The notes are expected to close on May 29, 2026, pending customary closing conditions. Proceeds will finance a cash payment to S&P Global as consideration for the transfer of assets and l...
S&P Global announced the commencement of a $2,000,000,000 private offering of senior notes by Mobility Global Inc., a recently formed holding company for the Mobility division that S&P Global intends to spin off to shareholders. The offering consists of three tranches: senior notes due 2029, 2031, and 2036. Mobility Global has also entered into a $500 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Net proceeds will be held in escrow pending the separation and used to fund a cash payment to S&P Global as con...
S&P Global Inc. announced the commencement of a private offering of $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes by Mobility Global Inc., a recently formed holding company for S&P Global's Mobility division that the company intends to separate via spin-off to shareholders. The offering consists of senior notes due 2029, 2031, and 2036. Mobility Global has also entered into a $500 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Net proceeds will finance a cash payment to S&P Global as considerati...
S&P Global announced that Martina Cheung, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in Bernstein's 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on May 27, 2026 in New York, New York. Cheung is scheduled to speak from 11:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time during a fireside chat session that will be webcast. Mark Grant, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer, will join for investor meetings. The webcast will be available live and in replay through the Company's Investor Rela...