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S&P Global Announces Successful Completion of its Acquisition of ORBCOMM's Automatic Identification System Business
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of ORBCOMM's Automatic Identification System (AIS) business. The AIS business is a leading provider of satellite data services used to track and monitor vessels, enhancing maritime visibility and delivering critical insights that support business intelligence and decision-making for clients worldwide. It will be operated within the S&P Global Market Intelligence division and support the S&P Global supply chain s
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Acquisition will strengthen S&P Global's maritime analytics and global trade intelligence offerings and support its global supply chain strategy NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of ORBCOMM's Automatic Identification System (AIS) business. The AIS business is a leading provider of satellite data services used to track and monitor vessels, enhancing maritime visibility and delivering critical insights that support business intelligence and decision-making for clients worldwide. It will be operated within the S&P Global Market Intelligence division and support the S&P Global supply chain strategy. The two organizations have also established a strategic alliance framework aimed at developing a diverse array of differentiated supply chain data and insights, supplementing S&P Global's leading maritime, risk and trade solutions and further highlighting its continued dedication to investment in this sector. S&P Global announced its agreement to acquire ORBCOMM's AIS business in April 2025. The Company does not expect this transaction to have a material financial impact on S&P Global Market Intelligence or S&P Global as a whole. Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which express management's current views concerning future events, trends, contingencies or results, appear at various places in this press release and use words like "anticipate," "assume," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "future," "intend," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "strategy," "target" and similar terms, and future or conditional tense verbs like "could," "may," "might," "should," "will" and "would." For example, management may use forward-looking statements when addressing topics such as: the outcome of contingencies; future actions by regulators; changes in the Company's business strategies and methods of generating revenue; the development and performance of...