From Earlier: McGraw-Hill Will Acquire Kingsman Sugar Research Company

The McGraw-Hill Companies

today announced that Platts, a McGraw-Hill division and leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals and metals information, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kingsman SA, a privately-held, Switzerland-based provider of price information and analytics for the global sugar and biofuels markets.  The acquisition, whose purchase price was not disclosed, is expected to close on November 1, subject to customary closing conditions.