News Corp Acquires OPIS from S&P Global / IHS Markit

S&P Global to Acquire ORBCOMM AIS Data Services Business

April 24, 2025

Data & Analytics

S&P Global has agreed to acquire the Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services business of ORBCOMM. The AIS data services will be integrated into S&P Global Market Intelligence to strengthen maritime visibility and supply-chain and government/commercial intelligence offerings.

Dow Jones Acquires A2i Systems

July 2, 2024

Data & Analytics

Dow Jones has acquired A2i Systems, an Odense, Denmark–based provider of AI-powered fuel pricing solutions. A2i will operate as a subsidiary of OPIS within Dow Jones’s energy business to strengthen the company’s AI and retail pricing capabilities across fuel, EV charging and convenience-store markets.

Investing.com Acquires StreetInsider.com

March 27, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Investing.com has completed the acquisition and integration of StreetInsider.com to expand its premium market-moving news feeds and enhance its InvestingPro subscription offering. The deal folds StreetInsider’s real-time breaking-news services and paywalled feeds into Investing.com’s platform to broaden content capabilities for retail investors while StreetInsider continues to operate as a stand-alone service for select feeds.

News Corp Acquires Base Chemicals from S&P Global and IHS Markit (Dow Jones/OPIS)

June 1, 2022

Data & Analytics

News Corp entered into an agreement to acquire the Base Chemicals business for $295 million in a cash transaction, subject to customary adjustments and closing conditions. The acquisition follows a UK Competition and Markets Authority divestment request tied to the S&P Global and IHS Markit merger and is intended to bolster Dow Jones’ Professional Information business alongside OPIS.

S&P Global to Merge with IHS Markit; Divestments to News Corp

February 28, 2022

Professional Services

S&P Global and IHS Markit announced and advanced a merger that received final regulatory approvals, with the companies expecting to close on February 28, 2022 and later stating the merger was completed. To address antitrust concerns, they agreed to sell certain IHS Markit businesses to News Corp and discussed additional divestitures as remedies.

News Corp Acquires Investor's Business Daily for $275M

March 25, 2021

Media & Entertainment

News Corp has agreed to acquire Investor's Business Daily (IBD) from O'Neil Capital Management for $275 million. IBD, a digital-first financial news and research business with roughly 100,000 digital subscribers and about 130 employees, will operate as a stand-alone brand within News Corp's Dow Jones division to expand Dow Jones's digital finance offerings and proprietary investor tools.