FactSet’s $1.9 Billion Acquisition of S&P Global’s CUSIP Global Services
December 27, 2021
On December 27, 2021, FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CUSIP Global Services, an operator of market standard security identifiers, from S&P Global for $1.925 billion in cash. Cravath is representing FactSet in connection with the transaction.
The Cravath team is led by partner Thomas E. Dunn and includes senior attorney R. Kirkie Maswoswe and associates Jin‑Kyu Baek and Alexandra J. Valicenti on M&A matters; partner Tatiana Lapushchik, of counsel Kimberly A. Grousset and associate Olivia Ya Huang on financing matters; partner C. Daniel Haaren and associate Courtney T. Seager on capital markets matters; associates Andrew T. Davis and Leon B. Dalezman on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers and associate Brendon J. Rivard on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner David J. Kappos and associate Pedraam Mirzanian on intellectual property matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; senior attorney Jesse M. Weiss on regulatory matters; and practice area attorney Brian M. Budnick on real estate matters. Jason O. Rooindej and Ikechi J. Ngwangwa also worked on M&A matters; Harlea A. Perdue also worked on capital markets matters; and Geoffrey Xiao also worked on intellectual property matters.
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