Thomson Reuters Update

Some say discussions have been going on for years and some say they only got serious in the past few months but nevertheless Thomson and Reuters have admitted that Thomson will acquire Reuters in an $18billion deal. Strategically important for Thomson in competition with Bloomberg, the deal should pass the requisite government inquiries. Tom Glocer maybe the big winner having been inserted into the CEO role of Reuters when the company's future was far from guaranteed. He will now assume the CEO role of combined entity when Richard Harrington retires when the deal is completed. From the press release:

Under the terms of the proposed deal, Reuters CEO Tom Glocer would become chief executive of a dual-listed group to be called Thomson-Reuters, the companies said in a joint statement.

Thomson will have a slightly higher market share as a result of this deal; however, the developing market is international and the 'pie' is growing larger by the day. Reuters is a far stronger name internationally than 'Thomson financial' or Bloomberg' and from this stand point Thomson will be in a strong position to further leverage the brand internationally as internationally markets grow and develop and thereby need more sophisticated information and workflow products.