Simpson Thacher Represents Morgan Stanley as Financial Advisor to IHS Markit in Its $44 Billion Merger With S&P Global
11.30.20
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The Firm is representing Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as financial advisor to IHS Markit Ltd. (NYSE: INFO) in connection with its proposed merger with S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) in an all-stock transaction valuing IHS Markit at $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, current S&P Global shareholders will own approximately 67.75% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis, while IHS Markit shareholders will own approximately 32.25%. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
IHS Markit is a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions and company delivers next-generation information, analytics and solutions to customers in business, finance and government. S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Eric Swedenburg, Jakob Rendtorff and Jiarui Li (M&A).