Unites S&P Global Energy data center, infrastructure and power markets data & insights with datacenterHawk's asset-level intelligence to create a comprehensive and industry-leading platform for critical infrastructure and energy expansion
NEW YORK, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire datacenterHawk, a leading provider of proprietary intelligence for the global data center, fiber optic and related infrastructure markets.
The acquisition will bring together leading data center forecasting, market outlooks and technology intelligence from 451 Research, part of S&P Global Energy, alongside comprehensive coverage of global power markets across grid infrastructure and intelligence, and supply/demand forecasts, with datacenterHawk's proprietary asset-level intelligence on data center supply/demand, pricing, pipelines and site selection, as well as its Fiber Locator platform.
Upon close, the acquisition is expected to strengthen S&P Global Energy's ability to connect data center intelligence with power, renewables, sustainability, critical materials, supply chain and energy transition data, while supporting new benchmarks, indices and analytics that bring greater transparency to compute demand, data center capacity, pricing and infrastructure availability.
The transaction is expected to close in 2H 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on the financial results of S&P Global or the S&P Global Energy division.