Thomson-Reuters deal to spark race
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The $17.6 bil merger between Canadian financial publishing firm Thomson Corp. and UK news service Reuters Group PLC is expected to create an entity that can dominate rival Bloomberg LP in the sector, as the merger provides a larger suite of services that can directly compete with Bloomberg. The Thomson-Reuters deal also distributes cost-sharing for new or developing services across a wider customer base.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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VNU girds for investor fight after accepting bid
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Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven B.V. of the Netherlands has agreed to be purchased by a consortium of private equity companies for 7.5 billion Euros ($8.91 billion). Some shareholders witheld support as they felt the deal was undervalued. The publishing giant includes Billboard Magazine and Nielsen Media Research amongst other business interests.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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