M&A Deal Summary

Thomson Reuters Acquires La Ley S.A.

On November 17, 2000, Thomson Reuters acquired business services company La Ley S.A.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 1st transaction in Argentina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-11-17
Target La Ley S.A.
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Thomson Reuters
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

La Ley S.A.

Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Ley, S.A. is an Argentine publisher of law books and legal guides. The Company is based in Buenos Aires.

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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 9 of 57
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 50
Country (Argentina) 1 of 2
Year (2000) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-06-12 Primark

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Primark is a global provider of financial, economic, and market-research information and serves financial, corporate, and government decision makers in 61 countries through 86 offices in 24 countries.

Buy $1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-10-01 Bridge Information Systems

New York, New York, United States

Bridge Information Systems offers real-time and historical stock data, other financial news and information, and analytical tools to financial professionals.

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