Question 1

What does S&P Global do?

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S&P Global is a market intelligence company that provides financial information and data analytics services.

Question 2

In what sectors does S&P Global operate?

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S&P Global operates in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Credit, Enterprise Software, Finance.

Question 3

How many companies has S&P Global acquired?

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S&P Global has made 17 acquisitions between 2001-2026, with a total disclosed deal value of $46.4B.

Question 4

How many acquisitions does S&P Global make in a year?

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Over the last 5 years, S&P Global has made about 2 acquisitions per year.

Question 5

What companies are owned by S&P Global?

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Companies acquired by S&P Global include datacenterHawk, Agusto & Company Limited, Enertel AI, Drift.ai, With Intelligence, TeraHelix, ORBCOMM - Automatic Identification System Business, ProntoNLP, and 9 more.

Question 6

What are S&P Global's major acquisitions?

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S&P Global's largest acquisitions include IHS Markit ($44.0B, 2020), With Intelligence ($1.8B, 2025), Kensho ($550.0M, 2018).

Question 7

What is S&P Global's largest acquisition?

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S&P Global's largest disclosed acquisition is IHS Markit for $44.0B (2020).

Question 8

What was S&P Global's first acquisition?

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S&P Global's first recorded acquisition was Mayfield Publishing Co. in 2001.

Question 9

What was S&P Global's most recent acquisition?

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S&P Global's most recent acquisition is datacenterHawk, announced July 2026.

Question 10

What is the average deal size for S&P Global acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for S&P Global acquisitions is $15.4B.

Question 11

What is the median deal size for S&P Global acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for S&P Global acquisitions is $1.8B. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 12

How much has S&P Global spent on acquisitions?

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S&P Global has spent at least $46.4B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 17 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 13

Which sector has S&P Global spent the most on?

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S&P Global has committed the most disclosed capital to Financial Services companies — about $45.8B across its deals in that sector.

Question 14

What sectors does S&P Global usually acquire in?

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S&P Global most frequently acquires companies in Analytics, Information Technology, Software.

Question 15

In which sector has S&P Global made the most acquisitions?

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S&P Global has made the most acquisitions in the Analytics sector.

Question 16

In which year did S&P Global make the most acquisitions?

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S&P Global made the most acquisitions in 2026, with 4 deals.

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