| UK-based financial information company Markit and its voluntary carbon trading registry have been bought by US-headquartered information and analysis firm IHS in a $13 billion deal. IHS shareholders will own around 57% of the combined company following the close of the all-stock deal, the two firms announced on Monday.
The Markit Environmental Registry manages carbon, water and biodiversity credits from 24 different types of environmental standards and programmes. According to its website, the online marketplace currently lists more than 150 million environmental assets...............................................Full Article: Source |