S&P Global Market Intelligence provides the data backbone and analytics for many M&A and investment workflows, primarily via its Capital IQ Pro platform, covering deal screening, valuation and risk analysis.
S&P Global Market Intelligence is one of S&P Global's core divisions, combining proprietary research, news, credit ratings data and technology to power financial decision-making across institutions. Its flagship desktop platform, S&P Capital IQ Pro, is the primary entry point for deal-making professionals — combining corporate, market, transaction and private capital data with screening, modeling and AI tools.
Key Features
Flagship platform: S&P Capital IQ Pro — financial data on 140+ metrics for 19,200+ public companies
ownership intelligence (49K+ companies, 35K+ institutions)
fixed income (29M+ securities)
M&A deal database & transaction comparables
60M+ private companies and 69K+ PE/VC funds (Preqin-supplemented)
thousands of screening criteria for M&A and capital raising
Excel/Word/PowerPoint add-ins and dashboards
ChatIQ, Document Intelligence, and Chart Explainer AI tools. Division also offers credit ratings/risk data, sector intelligence and the S&P Global Marketplace for premium datasets.
AI Capabilities
ChatIQ (generative AI natural-language querying), Document Intelligence (AI-powered document analysis/extraction) and Chart Explainer (natural-language chart explanations), all grounded in verified S&P data. On March 12, 2026, S&P Global announced major AI enhancements to Capital IQ Pro: acquisition of Drift AI (formerly Arkifi) for AI-powered Excel modeling automation, and ProntoNLP (acquired 2025) added for NLP sentiment analysis, plus expanded fixed income, biopharma and private markets content.
Integrations
Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint add-ins), Salesforce, Bloomberg Terminal, API/data feeds (Xpressfeed), Snowflake, AWS, portfolio management systems
More Information
S&P Global Market Intelligence is one of S&P Global's core divisions, combining proprietary research, news, credit ratings data and technology to power financial decision-making across institutions. Capital IQ Pro is its flagship platform for deal-making and is frequently used as a counterpart or alternative to FactSet, Bloomberg and Refinitiv for deal sourcing, comps and research.
What sets it apart
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Most comprehensive financial platform globally, integrating public/private company data, transactions, credit ratings and research in one place
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Deep private capital integration (Preqin-supplemented PE/VC and fund data) alongside fixed income and risk data
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Embedded AI (ChatIQ, Document Intelligence, Chart Explainer) for natural-language querying, grounded in S&P's verified institutional data
Key Facts
- Category
- Integrated Public & Private Markets Data & Analytics Platform
- Founded
- 1998
- Pricing
- Subscription, quote-only
- Deal Stage
- Strategy, Transaction, Integration
- Target Market
- Corporate M&A, M&A Advisory, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Asset Managers, Investment Banking, Corporates, Credit Analysts
