SPGI · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report

Data Center Intelligence Acquisition

S&P Global Inc. · 2026-10-28 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42

S&P Global completed its acquisition of datacenterHawk on September 1, 2026, combining its data-center, fiber and infrastructure intelligence with Energy’s power-market coverage and 451 Research forecasting; the acquisition was not material to consolidated financial statements. On March 18, 2026, the company acquired Enertel AI Corporation for Energy, adding AI-driven short-term North American power-price forecasts; that acquisition was also not material. S&P Global completed the sale of Energy’s geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to Schlumberger on September 1, 2026, and sold its Market Intelligence Enterprise Data Management and thinkFolio businesses to Symphony Technology Group on January 12, 2026. On July 28, 2026, the company announced a proposed majority-stake acquisition of Agusto & Co., intended to support Ratings’ growth in Africa; closing was expected in the fourth quarter of 2026 subject to customary conditions, and the proposed deal was not expected to materially affect the consolidated financial statements.

Key facts

• On September 1, 2026, S&P Global completed the acquisition of datacenterHawk, which provides intelligence on global data-center, fiber-optic, and related infrastructure markets; the acquisition was not material to consolidated financial statements. source
• S&P Global Inc. completed the acquisition of datacenterHawk on September 1, 2026; it combines datacenterHawk’s data center, fiber optic and related infrastructure intelligence with Energy’s global power-market coverage and 451 Research forecasting and intelligence. source
• datacenterHawk's asset-level intelligence is being combined with Energy's global power-market coverage, including grid infrastructure, supply-and-demand forecasting, datacenter outlooks, and 451 Research technology intelligence. source