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LSEG agrees to buy credit data firm Octus for $3.5 billion

Selling Octus

London Stock Exchange Group agreed on October 22 to buy Octus, a New York-based credit intelligence firm, for $3.535 billion in cash. It is LSEG's largest acquisition since Refinitiv in 2019, and it landed the same day the group reported third-quarter total income up 8.8% and raised its full-year guidance. Latham & Watkins advised LSEG on the deal.

Updated Nov 1

Jardine Matheson buys Australia's I-MED Radiology in $2.4 billion deal

Money Moves

As of May 2026: Seller; realising eight-year investment

Jardine Matheson, the 193-year-old Hong Kong trading house, agreed to buy I-MED Radiology Network from London private equity firm Permira for US$2.4 billion. The all-cash deal hands Jardines control of 215 clinics across Australia and New Zealand that run more than 7 million scans a year.

Updated May 26