From: "Hinchliffe, Lisa W" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:00:47 +0000
WoS to Springer seems to be all over the Twitter-world of predictions ...?
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From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:35:01 -0400
I anticipate that some of the pieces of this company will be offloaded
either to other PE firms or to strategic buyers. Anyone care to
speculate what may get sold, and to whom?
Joe Esposito
On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 8:03 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:47:43 -0400
>
> http://thomsonreuters.com/en/press-releases/2016/july/thomson-reuters-announces-definitive-agreement-to-sell-its-intellectual-property-science-business.html
>
> NEW YORK - Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced that it has
> entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Intellectual Property
> & Science business to private equity funds affiliated with Onex
> Corporation (“Onex”) and Baring Private Equity Asia (“Baring Asia”)
> for $3.55 billion in cash.
>
> The sale is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing
> conditions, including the expiration or termination of applicable
> waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
> Act, and is expected to close in the next few months. The sale is not
> subject to any financing condition. Onex and Baring Asia have obtained
> debt and equity commitments for the transaction.
>
> The Intellectual Property & Science business provides comprehensive
> intellectual property and scientific information, decision support
> tools and services that enable the lifecycle of innovation for
> governments, academia, publishers and corporations to discover,
> protect and commercialize new ideas and brands. Its portfolio includes
> Web of Science, Thomson CompuMark, Thomson Innovation, MarkMonitor,
> Thomson Reuters Cortellis and Thomson IP Manager.
>
> [SNIP]
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