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Thomson Reuters Corporation (/ ˈ r ɔɪ t ər z / ⓘ ROY-tərz) is a Canadian multinational content-driven technology conglomerate. [4] The company was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and maintains its headquarters at 19 Duncan Street there.
David Thomson and his brother, Peter Thomson, became chairmen of Woodbridge in 2006 upon the death of their father, Kenneth Thomson. In 2015, Canadian Business magazine reported that Sherry Brydson – child of Irma Thomson, one of Roy Thomson's two daughters – holds the largest stake in the family company. [ 6 ]
Reuters (/ ˈ r ɔɪ t ə (r) z / ⓘ ROY-tə(r)z) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages. [ 6 ]
Reuters Group was best known for the Reuters news agency, which was the original business of the company. By the time of its acquisition by Thomson, the bulk of Reuters Group's revenues came from the provision of financial market data, with news reporting comprising less than 10% of its revenue. [1]
On 15 May 2007, the Thomson Corporation reached an agreement with Reuters to combine the two companies, a deal valued at $17.2 billion. On 17 April 2008, the new company was created under the name of Thomson Reuters. The chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters is Jim Smith, and the chairman is David Thomson, formerly of the Thomson Corporation.
The company was founded in 2018 as a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, which then sold a 55% stake to Blackstone Group LP in August 2018. In October 2019, Blackstone and Thomson Reuters announced the sale of the company to London Stock Exchange Group. LSEG completed the US$27 billion purchase from the two previous owners in late January 2021, and ...
West (also known by its original name, West Publishing) is a business owned by Thomson Reuters that publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw.
James C. Smith (born 1959) is an American business executive. [1] He started his career as a journalist and editor, [2] joined Thomson Newspapers in 1987 [3] and subsequently held management positions such as head of Thomson Newspapers in North America [4] and chief operating officer (COO) of the Thomson Corporation. [5]