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London Stock Exchange owner in talks to buy US financial data group Octus for £2.6bn from private equity

Daily Mail Money · 13 October 2026 at 17:38

London Stock Exchange owner in talks to buy US financial data group Octus for £2.6bn from private equity

London Stock Exchange Group is in talks to buy New York-based financial data business Octus (£2.6bn) in a reversal of the trend for US predators to snap up British firms.

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London Stock Exchange owner in talks to buy US financial data group Octus for £2.6bn from private equity

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