Montagu Private Equity, a European private equity firm with headquarters in London, offered to acquire Jane’s Intelligence, an aerospace and defense publishing unit of IHS, from IHS Markit, a data analytics and technology information provider, for $470m. “Jane’s is well-positioned to benefit from a world which is growing increasingly reliant upon data-driven intelligence. Jane’s insights are respected and valued across the aerospace, security and defense industries and we look forward to working with Blake and his leadership team deliver on the next step in their growth strategy.” Ed Shuckburgh, Montagu Director.