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'''Thomson Reuters Corporation''' is a Canadian multinational mass media and information firm. The firm was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where it is headquartered at 333 Bay Street in Downtown Toronto.Thomson Reuters shares are cross listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI).
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|foundation      = {{Start date and age|2008|04|17|df=y}}<br />[[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
 
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|location_city    = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario|ON]], Canada
 
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|key_people      = [[David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet|David Thomson]]<br>{{small|(Chairman)}}<br>David W. Binet<br>{{small|(Deputy Chairman)}}<br />[[James C. Smith (businessman)|James C. Smith]]<br>{{small|(President and CEO)}}
 
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|revenue          = {{Decrease}} US$ 11.166 billion (2016)<ref name="2016_AR">{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ATRI&fstype=ii&ei=F7-5VYjoFIulugSp1pWwCQ |title=2016 Annual Report Regulatory Filing |publisher=Thomson Reuters |accessdate=2017-08-04}}</ref> 
 
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|operating_income = {{Decrease}} US$ 1.390 billion (2016)<ref name="2016_AR"/>
 
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|net_income      = {{Increase}} US$ 3.098 billion (2016)<ref name="2016_AR"/>
 
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|assets          = {{Decrease}} US$ 27.852 billion (2016)<ref name="2016_AR"/>
 
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|equity          = {{nowrap|{{Decrease}} US$ 12.773 billion (2016)<ref name="2016_AR"/>}} 
 
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|num_employees    = 45,000 (Q3, 2017)<ref name="About Us">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://thomsonreuters.com/about/|publisher=Thomson Reuters|accessdate=20 April 2013}}</ref> 
 
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|owner            = [[The Woodbridge Company]] (59.6%)<ref>[http://fileshare.gcs.thomsonreuters.com/digital/annual-report-2015/downloads/annual-report-2015-thomson-reuters.pdf 2015 Annual Report Regulatory Filing] 156p</ref>
 
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|subsid          = [[Reuters]]<br>[[Sweet & Maxwell]]<br>[[West (publisher)|West]]
 
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{{Wikinews|Thomson Corporation and Reuters agree to merge}}
 
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[[File:Thomson Corporation headquarters.jpg|alt=|thumb|333x333px|Thomson Reuters Building in Downtown [[Stamford, Connecticut]]. The office previously served as the world headquarters for [[Thomson Corporation|The Thomson Corporation]].]]
 
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'''Thomson Reuters Corporation''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɔɪ|t|ər|z}}) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[mass media]] and information firm. The firm was founded in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, where it is headquartered at 333 [[Bay Street]] in Downtown Toronto.Thomson Reuters shares are [[cross listing|cross listed]] on the [[Toronto Stock Exchange]] (TSX: TRI) and the [[New York Stock Exchange]] (NYSE: TRI).
 
  
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Thomson Reuters was created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of the British company Reuters Group in April 2008, Reuters debuts amid global market jitters and is majority owned by [[The Woodbridge Company]], a holding company for the [[David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet|Thomson family]] Thomson Reuters was ranked as Canada's "leading corporate brand" in the 2010 [[Interbrand]] Best Canadian Brands ranking. Thomson Reuters operates in more than 100 countries, and has more than 45,000 employees.
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Thomson Reuters was created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of the British company Reuters Group in April 2008, Reuters debuts amid global market jitters and is majority owned by The Woodbridge Company, a holding company for the Thomson family. Thomson Reuters was ranked as Canada's "leading corporate brand" in the 2010 Interbrand. Best Canadian Brands ranking. Thomson Reuters operates in more than 100 countries, and has more than 45,000 employees.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
  
 
===The Thomson Corporation===
 
===The Thomson Corporation===
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The company was founded by [[Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet|Roy Thomson]] in 1934 in Ontario as the publisher of ''[[The Timmins Daily Press]]''. In 1953, Thomson acquired the ''[[The Scotsman|Scotsman]]'' newspaper and moved to Scotland the following year. He consolidated his media position in Scotland in 1957 when he won the [[government-granted monopoly|franchise]] for [[Scottish Television]]. In 1959, he bought the ''Kemsley Group,'' a purchase that eventually gave him control of the ''[[Sunday Times]]''. He separately acquired the ''[[The Times|Times]]'' in 1967. He moved into the airline business in 1965, when he acquired [[Britannia Airways]] and into oil and gas exploration in 1971 when he participated in a consortium to exploit reserves in the [[North Sea]]. In the 1970s, following the death of [[Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet|Lord Thomson]], the company withdrew from national newspapers and broadcast media, selling the ''Times'', the ''Sunday Times'' and Scottish Television and instead moved into publishing, buying [[Sweet & Maxwell]] in 1988. The company at this time was known as the International Thomson Organisation Ltd (ITOL).
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The company was founded by Roy Thomson in 1934 in Ontario as the publisher of The Timmins Daily Press. In 1953, Thomson acquired the Scotsman newspaper and moved to Scotland the following year. He consolidated his media position in Scotland in 1957 when he won the franchise for Scottish Television. In 1959, he bought the ''Kemsley Group,'' a purchase that eventually gave him control of the Sunday Times. He separately acquired the Times in 1967. He moved into the airline business in 1965, when he acquired Britannia Airways and into oil and gas exploration in 1971 when he participated in a consortium to exploit reserves in the North Sea. In the 1970s, following the death of Lord Thomson, the company withdrew from national newspapers and broadcast media, selling the ''Times'', the ''Sunday Times'' and Scottish Television and instead moved into publishing, buying Sweet & Maxwell in 1988. The company at this time was known as the International Thomson Organization Ltd (ITOL).
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In 1989, ITOL merged with Thomson Newspapers, forming The Thomson Corporation. In 1996, The Thomson Corporation acquired West Publishing, a purveyor of legal research and solutions including Westlaw.
  
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In 1989, ITOL merged with Thomson Newspapers, forming The Thomson Corporation. In 1996, The Thomson Corporation acquired [[West Publishing]], a purveyor of legal research and solutions including [[Westlaw]].
 
 
===Reuters Group===
 
===Reuters Group===
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The Company was founded by [[Paul Reuter|Paul Julius Reuter]] in 1851 in London as a business transmitting stock market quotations. Reuter set up his "Submarine Telegraph" office in October 1851 and negotiated a contract with the [[London Stock Exchange]] to provide stock prices from the continental exchanges in return for access to London prices, which he then supplied to stockbrokers in Paris, France. In 1865, Reuters in London was the first organization to report the assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]]. The company was involved in developing the use of [[radio]] in 1923.It was acquired by the ''British National & Provincial Press'' in 1941 and first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. Reuters began to grow rapidly in the 1980s, widening the range of its business products and expanding its global reporting network for media, financial and economic services: key product launches included Equities 2000 (1987), [[Dealing 2000-2]] (1992), Business Briefing (1994), Reuters Television for the financial markets (1994), 3000 Series (1996) and the [[Reuters 3000 Xtra]] service (1999).
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The Company was founded by Paul Julius Reuter in 1851 in London as a business transmitting stock market quotations. Reuter set up his "Submarine Telegraph" office in October 1851 and negotiated a contract with the London Stock Exchange to provide stock prices from the continental exchanges in return for access to London prices, which he then supplied to stockbrokers in Paris, France. In 1865, Reuters in London was the first organization to report the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The company was involved in developing the use of radio in 1923.It was acquired by the ''British National & Provincial Press'' in 1941 and first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. Reuters began to grow rapidly in the 1980s, widening the range of its business products and expanding its global reporting network for media, financial and economic services: key product launches included Equities 2000 (1987), Dealing 2000-2 (1992), Business Briefing (1994), Reuters Television for the financial markets (1994), 3000 Series (1996) and the Reuters 3000 Xtra service (1999).
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===Reuters acquisition===
 
===Reuters acquisition===
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The Thomson Corporation acquired Reuters Group PLC to form Thomson Reuters on April 17, 2008. Thomson Reuters operated under a [[dual-listed company]] (“DLC”) structure and had two parent companies, both of which were publicly listed — Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters PLC. In 2009, it unified its dual listed company structure and stopped its listing on the London Stock Exchange and [[NASDAQ]]. It is now listed only as Thomson Reuters Corporation on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] and [[Toronto Stock Exchange]] (symbol: TRI).
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The Thomson Corporation acquired Reuters Group PLC to form Thomson Reuters on April 17, 2008. Thomson Reuters operated under a dual-listed company (“DLC”) structure and had two parent companies, both of which were publicly listed — Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters PLC. In 2009, it unified its dual listed company structure and stopped its listing on the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. It is now listed only as Thomson Reuters Corporation on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: TRI).
  
 
On February 13, 2013, Thomson Reuters announced it would cut 2,500 jobs to cut cost in its Legal, Financial and Risk division. On October 29, 2013, Thomson Reuters announced it would cut another 3,000 jobs, mostly in those same three divisions.
 
On February 13, 2013, Thomson Reuters announced it would cut 2,500 jobs to cut cost in its Legal, Financial and Risk division. On October 29, 2013, Thomson Reuters announced it would cut another 3,000 jobs, mostly in those same three divisions.
  
 
=== Market position and Thomson Reuters merger antitrust review ===
 
=== Market position and Thomson Reuters merger antitrust review ===
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[[Image:Thomson Reuters Building.jpeg|thumb|230px|Thomson Reuters Building as seen from [[Eighth Avenue (Manhattan)|Eighth Avenue]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]].]] The Thomson-Reuters merger transaction was reviewed by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] and by the [[European Commission]]. On February 19, 2008, both the Department of Justice and the Commission cleared the transaction subject to minor divestments. The Department of Justice required the parties to sell copies of the data contained in the following products:  Thomson's WorldScope, a global fundamentals product; Reuters Estimates, an earnings estimates product; and Reuters Aftermarket (Embargoed) Research Database, an analyst research distribution product. The proposed settlement further requires the licensing of related intellectual property, access to personnel, and transitional support to ensure that the buyer of each set of data can continue to update its database so as to continue to offer users a viable and competitive product. The European Commission imposed similar divestments:  according to the Commission's press release, "the parties committed to divest the databases containing the content sets of such financial information products, together with relevant assets, personnel and customer base as appropriate to allow purchasers of the databases and assets to quickly establish themselves as a credible competitive force in the marketplace in competition with the merged entity, re-establishing the pre-merger rivalry in the respective fields.
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The Thomson-Reuters merger transaction was reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice and by the European Commission. On February 19, 2008, both the Department of Justice and the Commission cleared the transaction subject to minor divestments. The Department of Justice required the parties to sell copies of the data contained in the following products:  Thomson's World Scope, a global fundamentals product; Reuters Estimates, an earnings estimates product; and Reuters Aftermarket (Embargoed) Research Database, an analyst research distribution product. The proposed settlement further requires the licensing of related intellectual property, access to personnel, and transitional support to ensure that the buyer of each set of data can continue to update its database so as to continue to offer users a viable and competitive product. The European Commission imposed similar divestments:  according to the Commission's press release, "the parties committed to divest the databases containing the content sets of such financial information products, together with relevant assets, personnel and customer base as appropriate to allow purchasers of the databases and assets to quickly establish themselves as a credible competitive force in the marketplace in competition with the merged entity, re-establishing the pre-merger rivalry in the respective fields.
  
 
These remedies were viewed as very minor given the scope of the transaction.  According to the Financial Times, "the remedy proposed by the competition authorities will affect no more than $25m of the new Thomson Reuters group’s $13bn-plus combined revenues. Media & internet - Thomson cleared for Reuters merger. The transaction was cleared by the Canadian Competition Bureau.
 
These remedies were viewed as very minor given the scope of the transaction.  According to the Financial Times, "the remedy proposed by the competition authorities will affect no more than $25m of the new Thomson Reuters group’s $13bn-plus combined revenues. Media & internet - Thomson cleared for Reuters merger. The transaction was cleared by the Canadian Competition Bureau.
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=== Reuters purchase process ===
 
=== Reuters purchase process ===
  
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[[File:Thompsonreuters.jpg|Thompsonreuters|thumb|230px|[[New York City|New York]] Building as seen from [[Times Square]].]]Historically, no single individual has been permitted to own more than 15% of Reuters, under the first of the Reuters Principles, which states, "Reuters shall at no time pass into the hands of any one interest, group or faction. However, that restriction was waived for the purchase by Thomson, whose family holding company, the Woodbridge Company currently owns 53% of the enlarged business.  Robert Peston, business editor at [[BBC News]], stated that this has worried Reuters journalists, both because they are concerned that Reuters' journalism business will be marginalized by the financial data provision business of the combined company, and because of the threat to Reuters's reputation for unbiased journalism by the appearance of one majority shareholder.
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Historically, no single individual has been permitted to own more than 15% of Reuters, under the first of the Reuters Principles, which states, "Reuters shall at no time pass into the hands of any one interest, group or faction. However, that restriction was waived for the purchase by Thomson, whose family holding company, the Woodbridge Company currently owns 53% of the enlarged business.  Robert Peston, business editor at BBC News, stated that this has worried Reuters journalists, both because they are concerned that Reuters' journalism business will be marginalized by the financial data provision business of the combined company, and because of the threat to Reuters's reputation for unbiased journalism by the appearance of one majority shareholder.
  
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[[Pehr G. Gyllenhammar|Pehr Gyllenhammar]], chairman of the Reuters Founders Share Company, explained that the Reuters Trust's First Principle had been waived for the Thomson family because of the poor financial circumstances that Reuters had been in, stating, "The future of Reuters takes precedence over the principles. If Reuters were not strong enough to continue on its own, the principles would have no meaning."  He stated, not having met David Thomson but having discussed the matter with Geoff Beattie, the president of Woodbridge, that the Thomson family had agreed to vote as directed by the Reuters Founders Share Company on any matter that the trustees might deem to threaten the five principles of the Reuters Trust.  Woodbridge will be allowed an exemption from the First Principle as long as it remains controlled by the Thomson family.
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Pehr Gyllenhammar, chairman of the Reuters Founders Share Company, explained that the Reuters Trust's First Principle had been waived for the Thomson family because of the poor financial circumstances that Reuters had been in, stating, "The future of Reuters takes precedence over the principles. If Reuters were not strong enough to continue on its own, the principles would have no meaning."  He stated, not having met David Thomson but having discussed the matter with Geoff Beattie, the president of Woodbridge, that the Thomson family had agreed to vote as directed by the Reuters Founders Share Company on any matter that the trustees might deem to threaten the five principles of the Reuters Trust.  Woodbridge will be allowed an exemption from the First Principle as long as it remains controlled by the Thomson family.
  
 
== Operations ==
 
== Operations ==
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The chief executive of the combined company is [[James C. Smith (businessman)|James C. Smith]], who was the chief executive for the professional division, and the chairman is [[David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet|David Thomson]].
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The chief executive of the combined company is James C. Smith, who was the chief executive for the professional division, and the chairman is David Thomson.
  
 
The company in 2018 was organized around four divisions:
 
The company in 2018 was organized around four divisions:
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*Financial & Risk
 
*Financial & Risk
 
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*Scholarly & Scientific Research
  
 
As of 2018, the Financial & Risk division makes for over half of the company's revenue.
 
As of 2018, the Financial & Risk division makes for over half of the company's revenue.
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Thomson Reuters competes with Bloomberg L.P., in aggregating financial and legal news.
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==Acquisitions and divestitures==
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Between 2008 and 2018, Thomson Reuters completed over 200 acquisitions.
 
Between 2008 and 2018, Thomson Reuters completed over 200 acquisitions.
  
 
*2009
 
*2009
 
**In July, Thomson Reuters acquired Streamlogics. Founded in 1999, Streamlogics is a provider of customizable, high volume, real time data mining solutions  for hundreds of enterprises across several verticals including financial services, technology and health care/life sciences. Streamlogics' webcasting solutions are used for training and certification, marketing and lead generation, and corporate communications.
 
**In July, Thomson Reuters acquired Streamlogics. Founded in 1999, Streamlogics is a provider of customizable, high volume, real time data mining solutions  for hundreds of enterprises across several verticals including financial services, technology and health care/life sciences. Streamlogics' webcasting solutions are used for training and certification, marketing and lead generation, and corporate communications.
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**In August, it bought [[Vhayu Technologies]]. Vhayu is a provider of [[Commodity tick|tick]] data services, and Thomson Reuters had been distributing its Velocity product under the Reuters Tick Capture Engine label for the four years prior to the acquisition.
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**In August, it bought Vhayu Technologies. Vhayu is a provider of tick data services, and Thomson Reuters had been distributing its Velocity product under the Reuters Tick Capture Engine label for the four years prior to the acquisition.
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**On September 21, 2009, Thomson Reuters bought [[Hugin Group]], the European [[Investor relations|IR]] and [[Public relations|PR]] distribution group, from [[NYSE Euronext]]. Terms have not been disclosed, but it has been reported in Danish newspapers that the price was between €40 million and €42m.
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**On September 21, 2009, Thomson Reuters bought Hugin Group, the European Investor Relations R and Public relations distribution group, from NYSE Euronext. Terms have not been disclosed, but it has been reported in Danish newspapers that the price was between €40 million and €42m.
  
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**In September, it also  bought the Abacus software business from [[Deloitte]], a provider of corporate taxation software for the  U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, as well as Indirect Tax Reporting software for 20 E.U. countries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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**In September, it also  bought the Abacus software business from Deloitte, a provider of corporate taxation software for the  U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, as well as Indirect Tax Reporting software for 20 E.U. countries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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**In October, Thomson Reuters acquired [[Breakingviews|Breaking Views]]
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**In October, Thomson Reuters acquired Breaking Views.
 
**In November, The Tax & Accounting business acquired Sabrix, Inc, a global provider of transaction tax management software applications and related services.
 
**In November, The Tax & Accounting business acquired Sabrix, Inc, a global provider of transaction tax management software applications and related services.
 
*2010
 
*2010
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**In January, Thomson Reuters acquired Discovery Logic
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**In January, Thomson Reuters acquired Discovery Logic.
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**In February, Thomson Reuters acquired Aegisoft LLC to improve their electronic trading capabilities by offering direct market access. Also in February, it acquired the legal ranking system '''Super Lawyers'''.
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**In February, Thomson Reuters acquired Aegisoft LLC to improve their electronic trading capabilities by offering [[direct market access]]. Also in February, it acquired the legal ranking system '''Super Lawyers'''.
 
 
**In May, it acquired Point Carbon A/S, a Norwegian company that provides news and trading analytics for the energy and environmental markets.
 
**In May, it acquired Point Carbon A/S, a Norwegian company that provides news and trading analytics for the energy and environmental markets.
 
**In June, it acquired Complinet, a compliance software company.
 
**In June, it acquired Complinet, a compliance software company.
 
**In October, it acquired Serengeti Law, a matter management and ebilling system.
 
**In October, it acquired Serengeti Law, a matter management and ebilling system.
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**On November 22, it acquired the legal process outsourcing (LPO) provider [[Pangea3]]. Financial Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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**On November 22, it acquired the legal process outsourcing (LPO) provider Pangea3. Financial Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
 
**In November, it also acquired the banking data and analytic provider Highline Financial, and GeneGo, a supplier of systems biology databases, software and services.
 
**In November, it also acquired the banking data and analytic provider Highline Financial, and GeneGo, a supplier of systems biology databases, software and services.
 
*2011
 
*2011
 
**On 20 June 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired CorpSmart from Deloitte.
 
**On 20 June 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired CorpSmart from Deloitte.
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**On July 18, 2011 Thomson Reuters acquired Manatron from [[Thoma Bravo]].
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**On July 18, 2011 Thomson Reuters acquired Manatron from Thoma Bravo.
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**In August 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired [[GFMS]].
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**In August 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired GFMS.
 
**In December 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired Emochila, a website development firm founded by Chad Brubaker and Justin Curzi in the tax and accounting space, in order to further integrate its CS suite of products onto a cloud-based platform.
 
**In December 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired Emochila, a website development firm founded by Chad Brubaker and Justin Curzi in the tax and accounting space, in order to further integrate its CS suite of products onto a cloud-based platform.
 
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**In February 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired RedEgg, a provider of media intelligence solutions for public relations and marketing professionals.
 
**In February 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired RedEgg, a provider of media intelligence solutions for public relations and marketing professionals.
 
**On March 22, it acquired BizActions, a digital newsletter and Web marketing providers for accounting firms in North America.
 
**On March 22, it acquired BizActions, a digital newsletter and Web marketing providers for accounting firms in North America.
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**On 8 June 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired [[Apsmart]], a London-based company specializing in design and development of mobile solutions.*On 25 June 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired Zawya Limited, a regional provider of business intelligence and unique tools for financial professionals in the Middle East and North Africa.
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**On 8 June 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired Apsmart, a London-based company specializing in design and development of mobile solutions.*On 25 June 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired Zawya Limited, a regional provider of business intelligence and unique tools for financial professionals in the Middle East and North Africa.
 
**On 10 July 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired FX Alliance Inc, an independent provider of electronic foreign exchange trading solutions to corporations and asset managers.
 
**On 10 July 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired FX Alliance Inc, an independent provider of electronic foreign exchange trading solutions to corporations and asset managers.
 
**In July, it also acquired Dofiscal
 
**In July, it also acquired Dofiscal
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**On 26 July 2012, Thomson Reuters announced acquisition of [[MarkMonitor]], a San Francisco-based company specializing in internet brand protection software and services.
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**On 26 July 2012, Thomson Reuters announced acquisition of MarkMonitor, a San Francisco-based company specializing in internet brand protection software and services.
  
 
*2013
 
*2013
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**On January 3, 2013, Thomson announced that it was to acquire [[Practical Law Company]], the London-based provider of practical legal know-how and workflow tools to law firms and corporate law departments. Practical Law Company has more than 750 employees, with principal operations in London and New York, and will be part of the Legal business of Thomson Reuters.
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**On January 3, 2013, Thomson announced that it was to acquire Practical Law Company, the London-based provider of practical legal know-how and workflow tools to law firms and corporate law departments. Practical Law Company has more than 750 employees, with principal operations in London and New York, and will be part of the Legal business of Thomson Reuters.
 
**On 16 April 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Select TaxWorks Assets of RedGear Technologies.
 
**On 16 April 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Select TaxWorks Assets of RedGear Technologies.
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**On 6 June 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired [[Pricing Partners Cie|Pricing Partners]], a provider of OTC Derivatives Pricing Analytics and independent valuation.
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**On 6 June 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Pricing Partners, a provider of OTC Derivatives Pricing Analytics and independent valuation.
 
**On 2 July 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the foreign exchange options business of Tradeweb..
 
**On 2 July 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the foreign exchange options business of Tradeweb..
 
**On August 16, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the foreign exchange options risk management technology provider SigmaGenix.
 
**On August 16, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the foreign exchange options risk management technology provider SigmaGenix.
 
**On August 18, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired a majority stake in Omnesys Technologies.
 
**On August 18, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired a majority stake in Omnesys Technologies.
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**In August, it also acquired WeComply.
 
**On September 10, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the CPE and CPA Division of Bisk Education Inc  
 
**On September 10, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the CPE and CPA Division of Bisk Education Inc  
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**On October 23, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired [[Entagen]], acquiring the Cortellis family of products for drug pipeline, deals, patents, and company content.
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**On October 23, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Entagen, acquiring the Cortellis family of products for drug pipeline, deals, patents, and company content.
 
**On December 10, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Avedas and expands its scholarly-research analytics solution.
 
**On December 10, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Avedas and expands its scholarly-research analytics solution.
  
 
*2014
 
*2014
 
**In February, Thomson Reuters acquired Brazil's Domínio Sistemas, a company focused on developing accounting solutions.
 
**In February, Thomson Reuters acquired Brazil's Domínio Sistemas, a company focused on developing accounting solutions.
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**On July 1, 2014, Thomson Reuters acquired [[UBS]] Convertible Indices.
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**On July 1, 2014, Thomson Reuters acquired UBS Convertible Indices.
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**In October, Thomson Reuters sold its PE/VC media assets (including PEHub and ''[[Venture Capital Journal]]'') to UCG.
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**In October, Thomson Reuters sold its PE/VC media assets (including PEHub and ''[enture Capital Journal'') to UCG.
 
*2015
 
*2015
 
**In January, Thomson Reuters acquired K'Origin.
 
**In January, Thomson Reuters acquired K'Origin.
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*2016
 
*2016
 
**In April, Thomson Reuters acquired Wm Reuters Foreign Exchange benchmarks from State Street Corporation.
 
**In April, Thomson Reuters acquired Wm Reuters Foreign Exchange benchmarks from State Street Corporation.
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**In July, Thomson Reuters announced it would be selling its Intellectual Property and Science business (including [[Web of Science]], [[MarkMonitor]] and [[EndNote]]) to  
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**In July, Thomson Reuters announced it would be selling its Intellectual Property and Science business (including Web of Science, MarkMonitor and EndNote) to  
 
*2017
 
*2017
 
**In January, Thomson Reuters acquired REDI allowing Thomson Reuters to incorporate an advanced, cross-asset execution management system (EMS) into its buy-side trading capabilities and deliver integrated trading workflow solutions to the buy-side community.  
 
**In January, Thomson Reuters acquired REDI allowing Thomson Reuters to incorporate an advanced, cross-asset execution management system (EMS) into its buy-side trading capabilities and deliver integrated trading workflow solutions to the buy-side community.  
 
**In March, Thomson Reuters acquired the Avox and Clarient businesses from DTCC.
 
**In March, Thomson Reuters acquired the Avox and Clarient businesses from DTCC.
 
* 2018
 
* 2018
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** In January 2018, Thomson Reuters announced it was divesting its financial and risk unit to US private equity firm, the [[Blackstone Group]].  Thomson Reuters will retain 45% of the divested unit, keep the Reuters brand and will continue to deliver Reuters news and editorial content to the new divested unit. The joint venture will be branded as [[Refinitiv]]. The deal will fund the Reuters business for the next 30 years. [[David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet|David Thomson]] is said to oppose the deal,
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** In January 2018, Thomson Reuters announced it was divesting its financial and risk unit to US private equity firm, the Blackstone Group.  Thomson Reuters will retain 45% of the divested unit, keep the Reuters brand and will continue to deliver Reuters news and editorial content to the new divested unit. The joint venture will be branded as Refinitiv. The deal will fund the Reuters business for the next 30 years. David Thomson is said to oppose the deal,
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**In October 2018, Thomson Reuters announced to acquire [https://www.integrationpoint.com Integration Point], an international leader in global trade management (GTM) operations.
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**In October 2018, Thomson Reuters announced to acquire Integration Point, an international leader in global trade management (GTM) operations.
  
 
== Sponsorships ==
 
== Sponsorships ==
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Thomson Reuters has sponsored Canadian golf champion [[Mike Weir]] and the [[WilliamsF1|AT&T Williams]] [[Formula One]] team.  It also sponsors [[Marketplace (radio program)|Marketplace]], a radio show from [[American Public Media]].
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Thomson Reuters has sponsored Canadian golf champion Mike Weir and the AT&T Williams Formula One team.  It also sponsors Marketplace, a radio show from American Public Media.
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Thomson Reuters, among other media corporations, also donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the [[Clinton Foundation]].
 
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==See also==
 
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{{Portal|New York City|Companies}}
 
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* [[List of news agencies]]
 
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* [[List of companies named after people]]
 
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* [[Dual-listed company]]
 
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* [[List of companies based in New York City]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:54, 9 March 2019

Thomson Reuters Corporation is a Canadian multinational mass media and information firm. The firm was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where it is headquartered at 333 Bay Street in Downtown Toronto.Thomson Reuters shares are cross listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: TRI) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TRI).

Thomson Reuters was created by the Thomson Corporation's purchase of the British company Reuters Group in April 2008, Reuters debuts amid global market jitters and is majority owned by The Woodbridge Company, a holding company for the Thomson family. Thomson Reuters was ranked as Canada's "leading corporate brand" in the 2010 Interbrand. Best Canadian Brands ranking. Thomson Reuters operates in more than 100 countries, and has more than 45,000 employees.

History

The Thomson Corporation

The company was founded by Roy Thomson in 1934 in Ontario as the publisher of The Timmins Daily Press. In 1953, Thomson acquired the Scotsman newspaper and moved to Scotland the following year. He consolidated his media position in Scotland in 1957 when he won the franchise for Scottish Television. In 1959, he bought the Kemsley Group, a purchase that eventually gave him control of the Sunday Times. He separately acquired the Times in 1967. He moved into the airline business in 1965, when he acquired Britannia Airways and into oil and gas exploration in 1971 when he participated in a consortium to exploit reserves in the North Sea. In the 1970s, following the death of Lord Thomson, the company withdrew from national newspapers and broadcast media, selling the Times, the Sunday Times and Scottish Television and instead moved into publishing, buying Sweet & Maxwell in 1988. The company at this time was known as the International Thomson Organization Ltd (ITOL).

In 1989, ITOL merged with Thomson Newspapers, forming The Thomson Corporation. In 1996, The Thomson Corporation acquired West Publishing, a purveyor of legal research and solutions including Westlaw.

Reuters Group

The Company was founded by Paul Julius Reuter in 1851 in London as a business transmitting stock market quotations. Reuter set up his "Submarine Telegraph" office in October 1851 and negotiated a contract with the London Stock Exchange to provide stock prices from the continental exchanges in return for access to London prices, which he then supplied to stockbrokers in Paris, France. In 1865, Reuters in London was the first organization to report the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The company was involved in developing the use of radio in 1923.It was acquired by the British National & Provincial Press in 1941 and first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984. Reuters began to grow rapidly in the 1980s, widening the range of its business products and expanding its global reporting network for media, financial and economic services: key product launches included Equities 2000 (1987), Dealing 2000-2 (1992), Business Briefing (1994), Reuters Television for the financial markets (1994), 3000 Series (1996) and the Reuters 3000 Xtra service (1999).

Reuters acquisition

The Thomson Corporation acquired Reuters Group PLC to form Thomson Reuters on April 17, 2008. Thomson Reuters operated under a dual-listed company (“DLC”) structure and had two parent companies, both of which were publicly listed — Thomson Reuters Corporation and Thomson Reuters PLC. In 2009, it unified its dual listed company structure and stopped its listing on the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. It is now listed only as Thomson Reuters Corporation on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: TRI).

On February 13, 2013, Thomson Reuters announced it would cut 2,500 jobs to cut cost in its Legal, Financial and Risk division. On October 29, 2013, Thomson Reuters announced it would cut another 3,000 jobs, mostly in those same three divisions.

Market position and Thomson Reuters merger antitrust review

The Thomson-Reuters merger transaction was reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice and by the European Commission. On February 19, 2008, both the Department of Justice and the Commission cleared the transaction subject to minor divestments. The Department of Justice required the parties to sell copies of the data contained in the following products: Thomson's World Scope, a global fundamentals product; Reuters Estimates, an earnings estimates product; and Reuters Aftermarket (Embargoed) Research Database, an analyst research distribution product. The proposed settlement further requires the licensing of related intellectual property, access to personnel, and transitional support to ensure that the buyer of each set of data can continue to update its database so as to continue to offer users a viable and competitive product. The European Commission imposed similar divestments: according to the Commission's press release, "the parties committed to divest the databases containing the content sets of such financial information products, together with relevant assets, personnel and customer base as appropriate to allow purchasers of the databases and assets to quickly establish themselves as a credible competitive force in the marketplace in competition with the merged entity, re-establishing the pre-merger rivalry in the respective fields.

These remedies were viewed as very minor given the scope of the transaction. According to the Financial Times, "the remedy proposed by the competition authorities will affect no more than $25m of the new Thomson Reuters group’s $13bn-plus combined revenues. Media & internet - Thomson cleared for Reuters merger. The transaction was cleared by the Canadian Competition Bureau.

In November 2009, The European Commission opened formal anti-trust proceedings against Thomson Reuters concerning a potential infringement of the EC Treaty's rules on abuse of a dominant market position (Article 82). The Commission investigated Thomson Reuters' practices in the area of real-time market data-feeds, and in particular whether customers or competitors were prevented from translating Reuters Instrument Codes (RICs) to alternative identification codes of other datafeed suppliers (so-called 'mapping') to the detriment of competition. In December 2012, the European Commission adopted a decision that renders legally binding the commitments offered by Thomson Reuters to create a new licence ("ERL") allowing customers, for a monthly fee, to use Reuters Instrument Codes (RICs) in applications for data sourced from Thomson Reuters' real time consolidated data-feed competitors to which they have moved.

Reuters purchase process

Historically, no single individual has been permitted to own more than 15% of Reuters, under the first of the Reuters Principles, which states, "Reuters shall at no time pass into the hands of any one interest, group or faction. However, that restriction was waived for the purchase by Thomson, whose family holding company, the Woodbridge Company currently owns 53% of the enlarged business. Robert Peston, business editor at BBC News, stated that this has worried Reuters journalists, both because they are concerned that Reuters' journalism business will be marginalized by the financial data provision business of the combined company, and because of the threat to Reuters's reputation for unbiased journalism by the appearance of one majority shareholder.

Pehr Gyllenhammar, chairman of the Reuters Founders Share Company, explained that the Reuters Trust's First Principle had been waived for the Thomson family because of the poor financial circumstances that Reuters had been in, stating, "The future of Reuters takes precedence over the principles. If Reuters were not strong enough to continue on its own, the principles would have no meaning." He stated, not having met David Thomson but having discussed the matter with Geoff Beattie, the president of Woodbridge, that the Thomson family had agreed to vote as directed by the Reuters Founders Share Company on any matter that the trustees might deem to threaten the five principles of the Reuters Trust. Woodbridge will be allowed an exemption from the First Principle as long as it remains controlled by the Thomson family.

Operations

The chief executive of the combined company is James C. Smith, who was the chief executive for the professional division, and the chairman is David Thomson.

The company in 2018 was organized around four divisions:

  • Legal
  • Reuters News Agency
  • Tax & Accounting
  • Government

Former divisions:

  • Intellectual Property & Science
  • Financial & Risk
  • Thomson Healthcare
  • Scholarly & Scientific Research

As of 2018, the Financial & Risk division makes for over half of the company's revenue.

Thomson Reuters competes with Bloomberg L.P., in aggregating financial and legal news.

Acquisitions and divestitures

Between 2008 and 2018, Thomson Reuters completed over 200 acquisitions.

  • 2009
    • In July, Thomson Reuters acquired Streamlogics. Founded in 1999, Streamlogics is a provider of customizable, high volume, real time data mining solutions for hundreds of enterprises across several verticals including financial services, technology and health care/life sciences. Streamlogics' webcasting solutions are used for training and certification, marketing and lead generation, and corporate communications.
    • In August, it bought Vhayu Technologies. Vhayu is a provider of tick data services, and Thomson Reuters had been distributing its Velocity product under the Reuters Tick Capture Engine label for the four years prior to the acquisition.
    • On September 21, 2009, Thomson Reuters bought Hugin Group, the European Investor Relations R and Public relations distribution group, from NYSE Euronext. Terms have not been disclosed, but it has been reported in Danish newspapers that the price was between €40 million and €42m.
    • In September, it also bought the Abacus software business from Deloitte, a provider of corporate taxation software for the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, as well as Indirect Tax Reporting software for 20 E.U. countries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
    • In October, Thomson Reuters acquired Breaking Views.
    • In November, The Tax & Accounting business acquired Sabrix, Inc, a global provider of transaction tax management software applications and related services.
  • 2010
    • In January, Thomson Reuters acquired Discovery Logic.
    • In February, Thomson Reuters acquired Aegisoft LLC to improve their electronic trading capabilities by offering direct market access. Also in February, it acquired the legal ranking system Super Lawyers.
    • In May, it acquired Point Carbon A/S, a Norwegian company that provides news and trading analytics for the energy and environmental markets.
    • In June, it acquired Complinet, a compliance software company.
    • In October, it acquired Serengeti Law, a matter management and ebilling system.
    • On November 22, it acquired the legal process outsourcing (LPO) provider Pangea3. Financial Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
    • In November, it also acquired the banking data and analytic provider Highline Financial, and GeneGo, a supplier of systems biology databases, software and services.
  • 2011
    • On 20 June 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired CorpSmart from Deloitte.
    • On July 18, 2011 Thomson Reuters acquired Manatron from Thoma Bravo.
    • In August 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired GFMS.
    • In December 2011, Thomson Reuters acquired Emochila, a website development firm founded by Chad Brubaker and Justin Curzi in the tax and accounting space, in order to further integrate its CS suite of products onto a cloud-based platform.
  • 2012
    • In January 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired Dr Tax, Canada’s largest independently owned developer of income tax software for accounting firms and consumers.
    • In February 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired RedEgg, a provider of media intelligence solutions for public relations and marketing professionals.
    • On March 22, it acquired BizActions, a digital newsletter and Web marketing providers for accounting firms in North America.
    • On 8 June 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired Apsmart, a London-based company specializing in design and development of mobile solutions.*On 25 June 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired Zawya Limited, a regional provider of business intelligence and unique tools for financial professionals in the Middle East and North Africa.
    • On 10 July 2012, Thomson Reuters acquired FX Alliance Inc, an independent provider of electronic foreign exchange trading solutions to corporations and asset managers.
    • In July, it also acquired Dofiscal
    • On 26 July 2012, Thomson Reuters announced acquisition of MarkMonitor, a San Francisco-based company specializing in internet brand protection software and services.
  • 2013
    • On January 3, 2013, Thomson announced that it was to acquire Practical Law Company, the London-based provider of practical legal know-how and workflow tools to law firms and corporate law departments. Practical Law Company has more than 750 employees, with principal operations in London and New York, and will be part of the Legal business of Thomson Reuters.
    • On 16 April 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Select TaxWorks Assets of RedGear Technologies.
    • On 6 June 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Pricing Partners, a provider of OTC Derivatives Pricing Analytics and independent valuation.
    • On 2 July 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the foreign exchange options business of Tradeweb..
    • On August 16, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the foreign exchange options risk management technology provider SigmaGenix.
    • On August 18, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired a majority stake in Omnesys Technologies.
    • In August, it also acquired WeComply.
    • On September 10, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired the CPE and CPA Division of Bisk Education Inc
    • On October 23, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Entagen, acquiring the Cortellis family of products for drug pipeline, deals, patents, and company content.
    • On December 10, 2013, Thomson Reuters acquired Avedas and expands its scholarly-research analytics solution.
  • 2014
    • In February, Thomson Reuters acquired Brazil's Domínio Sistemas, a company focused on developing accounting solutions.
    • On July 1, 2014, Thomson Reuters acquired UBS Convertible Indices.
    • In October, Thomson Reuters sold its PE/VC media assets (including PEHub and [enture Capital Journal) to UCG.
  • 2015
    • In January, Thomson Reuters acquired K'Origin.
    • In September, Thomson Reuters acquired business-integrity.
  • 2016
    • In April, Thomson Reuters acquired Wm Reuters Foreign Exchange benchmarks from State Street Corporation.
    • In July, Thomson Reuters announced it would be selling its Intellectual Property and Science business (including Web of Science, MarkMonitor and EndNote) to
  • 2017
    • In January, Thomson Reuters acquired REDI allowing Thomson Reuters to incorporate an advanced, cross-asset execution management system (EMS) into its buy-side trading capabilities and deliver integrated trading workflow solutions to the buy-side community.
    • In March, Thomson Reuters acquired the Avox and Clarient businesses from DTCC.
  • 2018
    • In January 2018, Thomson Reuters announced it was divesting its financial and risk unit to US private equity firm, the Blackstone Group. Thomson Reuters will retain 45% of the divested unit, keep the Reuters brand and will continue to deliver Reuters news and editorial content to the new divested unit. The joint venture will be branded as Refinitiv. The deal will fund the Reuters business for the next 30 years. David Thomson is said to oppose the deal,
    • In October 2018, Thomson Reuters announced to acquire Integration Point, an international leader in global trade management (GTM) operations.

Sponsorships

Thomson Reuters has sponsored Canadian golf champion Mike Weir and the AT&T Williams Formula One team. It also sponsors Marketplace, a radio show from American Public Media.

Thomson Reuters, among other media corporations, also donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Clinton Foundation.

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