Merger • Information Services

Thomson Reuters Acquires Reuters Group

On April 17, 2008, Thomson Reuters acquired information services company Reuters Group for 17.2B USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 3rd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Thomson Reuters’ 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date April 17, 2008
Target Reuters Group
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Thomson Reuters
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 17.2B USD

Target Company

Reuters Group

London, United Kingdom
Reuters is a global provider of financial information.
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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 20 of 59
Sector: Information Services 3 of 8
Type: Merger 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom 3 of 13
Year: 2008 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-01 Lipper

New York, New York, United States

Lipper, Inc. is a provider of broadridge with data on investment product classifications, pricing, performance, benchmarking, product asset positions, and product flows, ensuring continuity of underlying content and methodology.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-23 Thomson Reuters - Thomson Fundamental Database

New York, New York, United States

The Thomson Fundamental Database is a database of corporate fundamentals. The sale includes source documents, collection software, documentation and collection training materials related to the database.

Sell $63M