From: Collette Mak <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 07:37:22 -0400 I wouldn't be surprised if that happened if for no other reason than they're the only ones with enough money to do it. Likely they'd run both products for a short time while they build the most wanted/valuable features into WOS then raise the price on WOS and sunset Scopus. I'm not being sarcastic, honest, it's what I expect will happen. Collette Collette Mak Outreach and Scholarly Communications Librarian Hesburgh Libraries University of Notre Dame 115a Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 e: [log in to unmask] On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 6:48 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: "Erwin, Patricia J., M.L.S." <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:00:43 +0000 > > Makes some sense if TR's Web of Science, JCR might be scooped up by > Elsevier to add to Scopus/SciVal. Nice tidy package. > > --pat > Patricia J Erwin, MLS > Lead Reference Librarian > 12-47 Plummer Bldg > Mayo Clinic Libraries > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > 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: > > > > 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-scien > > ce-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]