M&A Deal Summary

Thomson Reuters Acquires West Publishing Company

On February 27, 1996, Thomson Reuters acquired publishing company West Publishing Company for 3.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1996-02-27
Target West Publishing Company
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Thomson Reuters
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.4B USD

Target

West Publishing Company

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
West Publishing Company is a provider of legal research materials.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Thomson Reuters

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1851
Sector Information Services
Employees25,600
Revenue 6.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Thomson Reuters' office in Eagan, Minnesota.
Thomson Reuters' office in Eagan, Minnesota.

Thomson Reuters is an information source for businesses and professionals. Thomson Reuters delivers information to decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs people and operates in over 100 countries. Thomson Reuters was originally incorporated in 1851 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 57
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 50
State (Minnesota) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 33
Year (1996) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1991-01-01 BETA Global

London, United Kingdom

BETA Global is a wealth and investment transaction processing system.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-03-01 Byggfakta Scandinavia AB

Sweden

Byggfakta Scandinavia AB is a provider of construction industry information with operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Estonia. Its customers included building material suppliers and manufacturers, contractors, house builders, and finance houses.

Sell €11M
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal