Thomson Reuters
Canadian multinational information conglomerate
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| October 2024 | Announced selling its FindLaw business to Internet Brands. |
| October 2024 | Announced selling its FindLaw business to Internet Brands. |
| June 2023 | Agreed to acquire Casetext, a provider of AI technology for legal professionals, in an all-cash deal worth $650 million, with the acquisition completed in August 2023. |
| June 2023 | Agreed to acquire Casetext, a provider of AI technology for legal professionals, in an all-cash deal worth $650 million, with the acquisition completed in August 2023. |
| January 3 2023 | Acquired SurePrep, a US-based leader in 1040 tax automation software and services. |
| January 3 2023 | Acquired SurePrep, a US-based leader in 1040 tax automation software and services. |
| June 30 2022 | Francisco Partners completed the acquisition of Watson Health and launched a new healthcare data company named Merative. |
| June 30 2022 | Francisco Partners completed the acquisition of Watson Health and launched a new healthcare data company named Merative. |
| April 2022 | Acquired Gestta Technology Ltda, an accounting automation software. |
| April 2022 | Acquired Gestta Technology Ltda, an accounting automation software. |
| 2020 | Three Reuters investigative journalists (Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing, and Jack Stubbs) mistakenly photographed and reported on Kumar, an Indian herbal businessman, in connection with an investigation about a hack-for-hire company. This led to Kumar being questioned by police, suffering reputation damage and business loss, and ultimately relocating to a small town. Reuters later admitted to the error of mistaken identity. |
| 2020 | Three Reuters investigative journalists (Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing, and Jack Stubbs) mistakenly photographed and reported on Kumar, an Indian herbal businessman, in connection with an investigation about a hack-for-hire company. This led to Kumar being questioned by police, suffering reputation damage and business loss, and ultimately relocating to a small town. Reuters later admitted to the error of mistaken identity. |
| February 2020 | A group of Thomson Reuters shareholders criticized the company's involvement with ICE for immigrant tracking. |
| February 2020 | A group of Thomson Reuters shareholders criticized the company's involvement with ICE for immigrant tracking. |
| November 2019 | Legal scholars and human rights activists called on Thomson Reuters to stop providing access to CLEAR database for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Palantir Technologies, citing concerns about immigrant deportations. |
| November 2019 | Legal scholars and human rights activists called on Thomson Reuters to stop providing access to CLEAR database for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Palantir Technologies, citing concerns about immigrant deportations. |
| 2018 | Thomson Reuters restructured its organizational structure, consolidating operations into four primary divisions: Legal, Reuters News Agency, Tax & Accounting, and Government. |
| 2018 | Thomson Reuters restructured its organizational structure, consolidating operations into four primary divisions: Legal, Reuters News Agency, Tax & Accounting, and Government. |
| January 2018 | Announced divestment of its financial and risk unit to Blackstone Group, retaining 45% ownership and creating a joint venture branded as Refinitiv. |
| January 2018 | Announced divestment of its financial and risk unit to Blackstone Group, retaining 45% ownership and creating a joint venture branded as Refinitiv. |
| 2016 | Thomson Reuters completed a $3.55 billion deal to spin off its Intellectual Property and Science division as an independent company, selling it to private-equity firms Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia. |
| 2016 | Thomson Reuters completed a $3.55 billion deal to spin off its Intellectual Property and Science division as an independent company, selling it to private-equity firms Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia. |
| February 18 2016 | IBM Corporation acquired Truven Health Analytics and merged it with IBM's Watson Health unit. |
| February 18 2016 | IBM Corporation acquired Truven Health Analytics and merged it with IBM's Watson Health unit. |
| October 2013 | Thomson Reuters announced an additional job cut of 3,000 positions, primarily in the legal, financial, and risk divisions. |
| October 2013 | Thomson Reuters announced an additional job cut of 3,000 positions, primarily in the legal, financial, and risk divisions. |
| February 2013 | Thomson Reuters announced plans to cut 2,500 jobs in its legal, financial, and risk divisions to reduce costs. |
| February 2013 | Thomson Reuters announced plans to cut 2,500 jobs in its legal, financial, and risk divisions to reduce costs. |
| 2012 | Thomson Reuters sold its Healthcare division to Veritas Capital, who subsequently renamed the business Truven Health Analytics. |
| 2012 | Thomson Reuters sold its Healthcare division to Veritas Capital, who subsequently renamed the business Truven Health Analytics. |
| December 2012 | European Commission adopted a decision making legally binding Thomson Reuters' commitments to create a new license allowing customers to use Reuters Instrument Codes with alternative datafeed competitors. |
| December 2012 | European Commission adopted a decision making legally binding Thomson Reuters' commitments to create a new license allowing customers to use Reuters Instrument Codes with alternative datafeed competitors. |
| 2010 | Thomson Reuters was ranked first in Interbrand's ranking of Canadian corporate brands. |
| 2010 | Thomson Reuters was ranked first in Interbrand's ranking of Canadian corporate brands. |
| November 22 2010 | Acquired the legal process outsourcing provider Pangea3, Highline Financial, and GeneGo, a supplier of systems biology databases, software and services. |
| November 22 2010 | Acquired the legal process outsourcing provider Pangea3, Highline Financial, and GeneGo, a supplier of systems biology databases, software and services. |
| October 2010 | Acquired Serengeti Law, a matter management and ebilling system. |
| October 2010 | Acquired Serengeti Law, a matter management and ebilling system. |
| June 2010 | Acquired Complinet, a compliance software company. |
| June 2010 | Acquired Complinet, a compliance software company. |
| May 2010 | Acquired Point Carbon A/S, a Norwegian company providing energy and environmental market analytics, and the Brazilian legal publisher Revista dos Tribunais. |
| May 2010 | Acquired Point Carbon A/S, a Norwegian company providing energy and environmental market analytics, and the Brazilian legal publisher Revista dos Tribunais. |
| February 2010 | Acquired Aegisoft LLC and the legal ranking system Super Lawyers. |
| February 2010 | Acquired Aegisoft LLC and the legal ranking system Super Lawyers. |
| January 2010 | Acquired Discovery Logic to improve electronic trading capabilities. |
| January 2010 | Acquired Discovery Logic to improve electronic trading capabilities. |
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