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Monday, 26 October 2026

LSEG agrees to buy Octus from Permira for $3.535bn

The multiple was 11.8x 2026 revenue of $300m+, roughly 28x EBITDA, and LSEG's largest deal since Refinitiv. Permira was reportedly asking for $4bn in 2025.

Octus is a credit intelligence and data platform with workflow tools, and a user base of 40,000 including banks, buyside and law firms, advisory and restructuring firms as well.

Proprietary datasets include syndicated loans, DIP (Debtor-in-possession) financing (a special form of financing to companies in financial distress, typically during a Chapter 11 bankruptcy) and unsecured claims. All great for understanding the credit constraints that companies are in. Their mantra is "Octus: Where Credit Becomes Clear".