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S&P Global Inc. · 2026-08-06 · Importance 23 · Surprise 24 · In source text
S&P Global’s activist defense surveillance group uses proprietary datasets and surveillance models to identify activist equity and derivatives accumulations before public disclosure. The group tracks instruments including total return swaps, which can be used by activists such as Elliott Management to limit visibility of positions. Its analysis also addresses the strategic role of derivatives and changes in swap-disclosure practices.
Key facts
- S&P Global integrated With Intelligence data into its Capital IQ Pro platform, expanding its private markets coverage. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| revenue | positive | probable | — | S&P Global integrated With Intelligence data into its Capital IQ Pro platform, expanding its private markets coverage. |