{
  "id": 16012814,
  "title": "London Stock Exchange: LSEG invests $3.5 billion in data provider",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/londoner-borse-lseg-investiert-3-5-milliarden-dollar-in-datenanbieter",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T07:10:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/dienstleister/londoner-boerse-lseg-investiert-35-milliarden-dollar-in-datenanbieter/100264129.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has agreed to acquire financial data provider Octus for $3.54 billion. The deal aims to expand LSEG's data analytics business and comes after the company confirmed takeover talks with private equity firm Permira last week. LSEG has raised its revenue forecast for the year, expecting organic growth of at least 8% at constant exchange rates. The acquisition is the company's largest transaction since its $27 billion purchase of Refinitiv in 2019.",
  "summary": "The London Stock Exchange Group is buying financial data provider Octus for several billion dollars. This move strengthens the company's analysis business and responds to investor pressure.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "USA: $25 billion fine for Meta in Cambridge Analytica scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/usa-25-milliarden-dollar-strafe-fur-meta-im-cambridge-analytica",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:42:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}