NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) and IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) today announced that they have received a conditional Phase 1 approval for their $44 billion merger from the European Commission (EC), marking another significant step toward the combination of these highly complementary companies.

“The European Commission’s decision provides clarity on the steps we will need to implement to complete our combination,” said Douglas L. Peterson, President and Chief Executive Officer of S&P Global. “Once concluded, I expect the merger of these two great businesses to accelerate innovation within our core services and generate exciting new opportunities that deliver on our capacity to power the markets of the future.” Read More