LSEG To Acquire The Yield Book And Citi Fixed Income Indices

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has reached an agreement with Citigroup Inc. (Citi) to acquire The Yield Book and Citi Fixed Income Indices, a fixed income analytics platform and index business comprising a family of fixed income indices (including the WGBI) (together the “Business”) for a total cash consideration of $685 million (£535 million), subject to customary adjustments (the “Acquisition”). Subject to regulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions, the transaction is anticipated to close in the second half of 2017.