London Stock Exchange Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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London Stock Exchange Group M&A Summary

London Stock Exchange Group has acquired 11 companies, including 9 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

London Stock Exchange Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Refinitiv for $27.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold Borsa Italiana to Euronext N.V. for $4.9B. London Stock Exchange Group has acquired in 5 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (40%) and information services (30%).

London Stock Exchange Group Business Overview

Where is London Stock Exchange Group headquartered?

London Stock Exchange Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is London Stock Exchange Group’s revenue?

London Stock Exchange Group disclosed revenue of 8,379M GBP for 2023 and 7,743M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does London Stock Exchange Group have?

London Stock Exchange Group has 25,608 employees.

What sector is London Stock Exchange Group in?

London Stock Exchange Group is a financial services company.

When was London Stock Exchange Group founded?

London Stock Exchange Group was founded in 1698.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity14
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 8

London Stock Exchange Group

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

10 Paternoster Square,
London, EC4M 7LS
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7797 1000
www.lseg.com

London Stock Exchange Group is a diversified international exchange Group. The Group operates a broad range of international equity, bond and derivatives markets, including London Stock Exchange; Borsa Italiana; MTS, Europe's fixed income market; and the pan-European equities platform, Turquoise. Through its markets, the Group offers international business, and investors, unrivalled access to Europe's capital markets. London Stock Exchange Group was founded in 1698 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 3 1 1 4 - 1 10
vol $29.7B $422M $325M $30.4B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 2 1 - 1 - - 4
vol $1.2B $4.9B $1.1B $7.1B
  14

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Axoni - Veris post-trade processing business 2024-09-16 - Divestiture
New York, New York
AcadiaSoft, Inc. 2022-12-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Norwell, Massachusetts · www.acadia.inc
MayStreet, Inc. 2022-05-18 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.maystreet.com
Global Data Consortium, Inc. 2022-04-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Raleigh, North Carolina · www.globaldataconsortium.com
BetaNXT, Inc. 2022-03-21 1.1B USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.betanxt.com
TORA Trading Services Ltd. 2022-02-22 325M USD Add-on Acquisition
Burlingame, California · www.tora.com
Quantile Technologies Ltd. 2021-12-06 422M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.quantile.com
PrimaryBid Ltd. 2020-10-26 - Stake Purchase
London, United Kingdom · www.primarybid.com
Borsa Italiana Spa 2020-09-18 4.9B EUR Divestiture
Milan, Italy · www.borsaitaliana.com
Refinitiv 2019-08-01 27.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.refinitiv.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Refinitiv 2019-08-01 Giact Systems LLC 2020-11-02 5
New York, New York · www.refinitiv.com Allen, Texas · www.giact.com
Refinitiv 2019-08-01 Scivantage, Inc. 2020-03-02 4
New York, New York · www.refinitiv.com Jersey City, New Jersey · www.scivantage.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 4 (40%) 325M (1%) - -
Information Services 3 (30%) 27.4B (90%) - -
Software 2 (20%) - 1 (25%) -
Financial Services 1 (10%) 2.7B (9%) 2 (50%) 6.0B (85%)
Business Services - - 1 (25%) 1.1B (15%)
Total 10 $30.4B 4 $7.1B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 30.0B 2 2.3B
  New York 3 27.0B 1 1.1B
  Washington 1 2.7B 1 1.2B
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  California 1 325M - -
United Kingdom 3 422M 1 -
Italy - - 1 4.9B
Domestic 3 (30%) 422M (1%) 1 (25%) -
Cross-border 7 (70%) 30.0B (99%) 3 (75%) 7.1B (100%)
Total 10 $30.4B 4 $7.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Barclays Investment Bank
2
BofA Securities
1
Goldman Sachs
1
Legal Deals
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $29.7B
$100M to $1B 2 $747M
TOTAL $30.4B
Largest Refinitiv
$27.0B (2019-08-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $7.1B
TOTAL $7.1B
Largest Borsa Italiana Spa
$4.9B (2020-09-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
2 (20%)
Strategic(s)
10%
1 (10%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

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