Platts to Acquire Leading Global Sugar and Biofuels Information Provider

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Oct 15, 2012 | Analytics, Business Information, Indices, McGraw-Hill, Ownership Changes of Information Companies, Platts, Switzerland, United States | 0 |

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today announced that Platts, a McGraw-Hill division and leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals and metals information, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kingsman SA, a privately-held, Switzerland-based provider of price information and analytics for the global sugar and biofuels markets. The acquisition, whose purchase price was not disclosed, is expected to close on November 1, subject to customary closing conditions.

Source: McGraw-Hill Press Release

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