Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisitions

Thomson Reuters M&A Summary

Thomson Reuters has acquired 60 companies, including 9 in the last 5 years. A total of 16 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 34 assets.

Thomson Reuters’ largest acquisition to date was in 2008, when it acquired Reuters Group for $17.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2018, when it sold Refinitiv to The Blackstone Group for $20.0B. Thomson Reuters has acquired in 16 different US states, and 11 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (23%) and software (23%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity93
    • M&A Buy Activity59
    • M&A Sell Activity34
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 56

Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters Corp.

19 Duncan Street,
Toronto, Ontario M5H 3H1
Canada,
(647) 480-7000
www.thomsonreuters.com

All (93) Buy (59) Sell (34)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-07-01 TimeBase · Information Technology
Pyrmont, Australia · www.timebase.com.au

TimeBase is a provider of legislative research and tracking tools that help organizations understand and keep up to date with Australian legislation. TimeBase was founded in 1995 and is based in Pyrmont, Australia.

7 Divestiture

Thomson Reuters

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