S&P Global to Acquire ORBCOMM AIS Data Services Business

GI Partners Acquires ORBCOMM

September 1, 2021

Telecommunications

GI Partners completed the all-cash acquisition of ORBCOMM Inc., a global industrial IoT provider, valuing the company at approximately $1.1 billion including net debt. The transaction takes ORBCOMM private and is intended to accelerate the company’s innovation, operational improvements, and expansion into new markets.

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

February 28, 2022

Data & Analytics

News Corp has completed the acquisition of the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) and related assets from S&P Global / IHS Markit for $1.15 billion in cash. OPIS, a data and analytics provider focused on oil, natural gas liquids, biofuels and renewables, will join Dow Jones' professional information business and expand News Corp's energy and commodities information offerings.

S&P Global Mobility Acquires Market Scan Information Systems

February 16, 2023

Data & Analytics

S&P Global Mobility, a division of S&P Global, has acquired Market Scan Information Systems, a provider of automotive pricing and incentive intelligence and Automotive Payments as a Service. The acquisition integrates Market Scan's payment-calculation engine and datasets into S&P Global Mobility's automotive data and sales optimization products; financial terms were not disclosed and Market Scan CEO Rusty West will remain with the company.

S&P Global Acquires With Intelligence for $1.8 Billion

November 27, 2025

Data & Analytics

S&P Global completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of With Intelligence, a private markets data and analytics provider, expanding S&P Global’s private markets capabilities. The deal combines With Intelligence’s proprietary data, workflow tools, and research with S&P Global’s information infrastructure and decision-support products for private markets participants.

Kpler Acquires Spire Maritime from Spire Global

April 25, 2025

Data & Analytics

Kpler has completed the acquisition of Spire Maritime, the maritime data and ship-tracking business of Spire Global, in a transaction reported at approximately $241 million. The deal (a divestiture by Spire Global) strengthens Kpler’s maritime data and analytics capabilities; Kpler and regulators including the UK CMA have been engaged as the transaction completed.

S&P Global Acquires Enertel AI Corporation to Expand Power Market Intelligence

March 20, 2026

Energy

S&P Global completed its acquisition of Enertel AI Corporation, an AI-driven company focused on short-term power price forecasting for North American electricity markets. The deal adds real-time, AI-powered nodal forecasting capabilities to S&P Global Energy’s existing long-term market intelligence, supporting customers such as physical power traders, utilities, and asset operators.