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Thomson Reuters to Acquire Hugin Group BV from ...
Thomson Reuters to Acquire Hugin Group BV from ....
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n\n\n\nNew York & Oslo, September 21, 2009 - Thomson Reuters today announced\nthat it has signed an agreement to acquire Hugin Group BV from NYSE\nEuronext. Thomson Reuters proposed acquisition of Hugin is well\naligned with its strategy to provide its corporate clients with\neffective decision making tools across the investor relations and\npublic relations workflows. As part of the agreement, Thomson\nReuters and NYSE Euronext will expand their strategic partnership\ntoward offering value-added services to the issuer community.\n\nSince its start in Oslo, Norway in 1995, Hugin has built its position\nas the leading pan-European provider of investor relations and press\ndistribution services and it currently helps over 1,700 companies in\nEurope to meet their communications and disclosure obligations. In\nrecent years, Hugin has introduced solutions for the newly\nimplemented EU regulatory framework and continues to develop\ninnovative technology and workflow solutions for IR and PR\nprofessionals for the global market.\n\nThe transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of\n2009, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Terms were not\ndisclosed.\n\nThomson Reuters\nThomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent\ninformation for businesses and professionals. We combine industry\nexpertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information\nto leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and\naccounting, healthcare and science and media markets, powered by the\nworld's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New\nYork and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson\nReuters employs more than 50,000 people and operates in over 100\ncountries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto Stock\nExchange and New York Stock Exchange. For more information, go to\nwww.thomsonreuters.com.\n\nThe Corporate Services business of Thomson Reuters provides more\nthan 6,000 corporations worldwide with solutions across the Investor\nRelations, Corporate Communications, Treasury and Business\nIntelligence functions. Leveraging more than two decades of\nexperience, the solutions are designed to increase the efficiency and\neffectiveness of business decision-making.\n\nAbout NYSE Euronext\nNYSE Euronext (NYX) is a leading global operator of financial markets\n...