CME Group Inc.; S&P Global Inc.

On 25.04.2022 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:

Planned purchase process

CME Group Inc., Illinois, USA intends to (indirectly) acquire a non-controlling minority stake in IHS Markit’s fixed income index business, which currently consists of
several subsidiaries that are currently wholly owned by S&P Global Inc., New York, USA, including IHS Markit Benchmark Administration Limited and Markit Indices
GmbH, together with certain other assets and liabilities related to IHS Markit’s fixed income index business. CME Group will acquire the indirect stake via a company
that it jointly owns together with S&P Global.
Economic Sector: Data processing, hosting and related activities

Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation

Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 23.05.2022.

Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.

Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.

back to list