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Bloomberg £520 million acquisition of Barclays Global Index business

16/12/2015
Public acquisition
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£ 520 million

$ 646.675 million

Announced

16/12/2015

Overview:

  • Bloomberg has acquired Barclays global indexing business (BRAIS) for £520 million.
  • The risk analytics and index solutions business is built around former Lehman Brothers benchmarks.
  • The indexes are used as corporate bond benchmarks by portfolio managers.

Sam Duke - Editor

Jurisdiction:

United Kingdom

Deal type:

Public acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Industry sectors:

Banking
Financial services

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