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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.
The Woodbridge Company Limited is a Canadian private holding company based in Toronto, Ontario. It is the primary investment vehicle for members of the family of the late Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet. [1] David W. Binet has been the president and chief executive officer of the company since 2012. [2]
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.
Clarivate [6] was formerly the Intellectual Property and Science division of Thomson Reuters.Before 2008, it was known as Thomson Scientific. [7] In 2016, Thomson Reuters struck a $3.55 billion deal in which they spun it off as an independent company, and sold it to private-equity firms Onex Corporation and Baring Private Equity Asia.
Until 2008, the Reuters news agency formed part of an independent company, Reuters Group plc. Reuters was acquired by Thomson Corporation in Canada in 2008, forming Thomson Reuters. [11] In 2009, Thomson Reuters withdrew from the LSE and the NASDAQ, instead listing its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the New York Stock Exchange ...
Thomson Reuters has announced plans to acquire SurePrep, a tax automation software company based in Irvine, California. The transaction, which Thomson Reuters said it expects to close in Q1 2023 ...
David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957), is a Canadian/British [2] [3] [4] hereditary peer and media magnate. [5] [1] [6] Upon the death of his father in 2006, Thomson became the chairman of Thomson Corporation and also inherited his father's British title, Baron Thomson of Fleet.
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]