Add-on Acquisition • Publishing

Thomson Reuters Acquires Lex Nova

On October 24, 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired publishing company Lex Nova

Acquisition Context
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 4th transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 2nd transaction in Spain.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 24, 2012
Target Lex Nova
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Thomson Reuters
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Oaklins (Financial)

Target Company

Lex Nova

Valladolid, Spain
Lex Nova provides legal information.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Thomson Reuters

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1851
Sector Information Services
Employees25,600
Revenue 7.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Thomson Reuters' office in Eagan, Minnesota.
Thomson Reuters' office in Eagan, Minnesota.

Thomson Reuters is an information source for businesses and professionals, delivering information to decision-makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property, and science and media markets. Thomson Reuters was formed in 1851 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 38 of 59
Sector: Publishing 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition 34 of 51
Country: Spain 2 of 2
Year: 2012 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-03 Avanon AG

Zurich, Switzerland

Avanon is a provider of integrated operational risk management software.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-12 Thomson Reuters - IR PR and Multimedia Services

New York, New York, United States

Thomson Reuters' Investor Relations, PR, and Multimedia Services units help customers communicate with investors and media and create and distribute video presentations.

Sell $390M

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