LSEG in talks to buy Octus for about $3.5 billion

Oct 13 (Reuters) - LSEG said on Tuesday it was in talks with private equity firm Permira for the purchase of New York-headquartered financial data provider Octus for about $3.5 billion.

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(Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)