ICE Buys S&P Evaluations Biz, CMA to Boost OTC Evaluations

S&P is pulling out of the evaluated pricing business after failing to attract critical mass, officials say.

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Officials say the move was driven by client demand for independent data in the fixed income and credit markets.

However, S&P was apparently not seeing the same levels of demand. "After a strategic review of our portfolio, we determined that we do not have critical mass in the area of securities pricing. Therefore, this choice is the right decision for [McGraw-Hill Financial] and S&P Global Market Intelligence," says S&P GMI president Mike Chinn, adding that the combination with ICE's existing multi-asset class market and reference data will benefit both ICE and the S&P and CMA businesses.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chinn says that once the deal closes, S&P will work with ICE to ensure "a seamless transition."

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