July 26 (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange Group Plc LSE.L is in talks to combine with financial data analytics and trading platform Refinitiv, the Financial Times reported https://www.ft.com/content/ddf40314-afc6-11e9-8030-530adfa879c2 on Friday, citing people briefed on the matter.
LSE did not comment on the FT report.
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Group Inc BX.N , which acquired a majority stake in Refinitiv last year from Thomson Reuters Corp TRI.TO , did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters News, retains a minority stake in Refinitiv.
Refinitiv did not have an immediate comment, while Thomson Reuters declined to comment.