LSEG acquires Refinitiv for $27bn to become largest global FMI provider

LONDON: London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) has agreed definitive terms with a consortium including certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone as well as Thomson Reuters to acquire the Refinitiv business in an all share transaction for a total enterprise value of approximately US$27 billion. Blackstone’s consortium includes an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment…