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Recurring updates also include investor conference appearances, product and data launches, board and governance changes, and corporate-status developments involving the Mobility division.
S&P Global (SPGI) agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, a provider of onchain security standards and smart contract technology, in a deal announced on September 17, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to closing conditions, with no material impact expected on S&P Global’s financial results.
OpenZeppelin, founded in 2015, offers onchain security assessments, secure development services and the open‑source OpenZeppelin Contracts library, which underpins over $37 trillion in value transferred and has supported more than 900 security engagements surfacing over 10,000 vulnerabilities. The acquisition is intended to extend S&P Global’s risk assessment capabilities into the onchain technology‑risk layer and support development of next‑generation onchain security assessments and benchmarks as capital markets move onchain. OpenZeppelin will remain a standalone business unit led by CEO Demian Brener, who will report to Yann Le Pallec, President of S&P Global Ratings.
S&P Global (SPGI) released its Multidimensional Global Energy Pathways study finding that rapid energy demand growth in emerging markets and developing economies will constrain more-ambitious climate goals.
The analysis projects EMDE primary energy demand could rise by over 60% by 2060, adding about 155 EJ, while demand in advanced economies and China stays broadly flat. The study concludes that limiting warming to 1.5°C and achieving global net-zero before 2100 are not reachable under plausible trajectories, although a 2°C outcome remains possible only under its most aggressive Emissions Reduction Pathway.
That pathway requires global solar and wind capacity to increase eight-fold by 2060 (eighteen-fold in EMDEs), providing 73% of electricity, plus a 25-fold rise in grid batteries, $50 trillion in power-sector investment, and more than $11 trillion in upstream oil and gas investment even as oil demand falls over 40%.
S&P Global (SPGI) has led a strategic investment in Kaiko as part of the company’s Series B-2 extension, expanding their existing alliance in digital asset data and on-chain markets.
The investment, made via S&P Global Ventures, is positioned as deepening S&P Global’s focus on bridging traditional and decentralized finance. Kaiko, which now serves more than 250 financial firms, institutions and regulators, has recently expanded through the acquisitions of Amberdata and Cometh. The partnership already includes tokenization of the iBoxx U.S. Treasuries Index in March 2026 and the launch of the co-branded S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices in early September 2026. S&P Global also highlights prior digital-asset “firsts,” such as Stablecoin Stability Assessments and the first credit rating of DeFi protocol Sky Protocol.
S&P Global (SPGI)/b) will participate in Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference on September 14, 2026, in New York.Chief Financial Officer Eric Aboaf is scheduled for an 11:15–11:55 a.m. EDT “fireside chat,” which will be webcast live and as an audio-only replay via the company’s Investor Relations website. The replay will be available about four hours after the event and remain accessible for 90 days, until December 12, 2026. Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer Mark Grant will join for investor meetings, and any additional materials will be posted on the Investor Presentations page.
S&P Global Energy (SPGI) announced the finalists for the 28th annual Platts Global Energy Awards, featuring companies and leaders from 37 countries.
The 2026 program highlights the global nature of the energy sector, with more than half of finalists based outside the United States and increased nominations from Latin America, alongside broad representation from Europe, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Finalists span 19 award categories, including Chief Executive of the Year, Commercial and Emerging Technologies of the Year, and Infrastructure Project of the Year. Winners will be selected by an independent panel of international energy experts and revealed at a black-tie gala event in Manhattan, New York, on December 3, 2026.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has completed its acquisition of datacenterHawk, a provider of proprietary intelligence on global data center, fiber optic, and related infrastructure markets. datacenterHawk is now part of S&P Global Energy, integrating its asset-level data on data center supply, demand, pricing, pipelines, and site selection, including the FiberLocator platform.
According to S&P Global, this data will be combined with S&P Global Energy’s coverage of global power markets, grid infrastructure, supply and demand forecasting, and 451 Research’s datacenter and technology intelligence to deliver real-time insights for investment, site selection, and strategic planning across the evolving AI infrastructure ecosystem. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal is not expected to have a material impact on S&P Global’s financial results.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) has completed the divestiture of its geoscience and petroleum engineering software portfolio to Schlumberger (SLB), forming a strategic alliance between the firms. S&P Global Energy will continue distributing its proprietary upstream data through the divested workflow tools, alongside launching Titan, an AI-powered upstream data platform. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the divestiture is not expected to materially affect S&P Global or its Energy division’s financial results.
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), through S&P Dow Jones Indices, and digital asset data provider Kaiko announced the launch of a combined, co-branded suite called S&P Kaiko Digital Asset Indices. The new suite brings together Kaiko's digital asset reference rates and multi-asset indices with S&P DJI's existing crypto indices under a single brand, operated on a platform powered by Kaiko's crypto-native technology stack.
According to the companies, S&P DJI will contribute benchmark administration, licensing and global distribution, while Kaiko will handle data sourcing, index calculation and methodology support. At launch, the suite covers over 4,000 digital asset rates and indices, which can be used by institutional market participants for products such as exchange-traded products, futures, options and structured products.
S&P Global Ratings (NYSE: SPGI) released research on how major hyperscalers are funding rapid AI infrastructure expansion and the related credit implications. The report analyzes Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle and SpaceX, projecting combined capital expenditure to exceed $1.3 trillion by 2027.
According to S&P Global Ratings, all six hyperscalers are expected to generate negative free operating cash flow in 2026 and 2027, with recovery not projected until 2029. The research highlights increasing use of debt, equity issuance, leases, joint ventures, SPVs and residual value guarantees, which raises financing complexity and affects credit analysis. Models generally assume a 2028 inflection point as AI monetization improves and capital expenditure growth moderates.
Tenable Holdings (NASD: TENB) will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600, replacing Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG), effective prior to the open on August 31, 2026, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Leggett & Platt is being acquired by Somnigroup International (NYSE: SGI), a constituent of the S&P MidCap 400, in a transaction expected to close soon, subject to final conditions.
The index change will place Tenable in the Information Technology sector within the S&P SmallCap 600, while Leggett & Platt, classified in Consumer Discretionary, will be deleted from that index on the same effective date.