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????媒體巨擘湯森路透(Thomson Reuters)周二宣布，將收購總部位于倫敦、專為各類企業提供金融犯罪和腐敗防范信息的World-Check。出售方是2007年4月收購World-Check的私募股權公司Spectrum Equity Investors和HarbourVest Partners。Spectrum持有更多股份。 ????收購交易的財務條款未予披露。但據一位熟悉交易的人士稱，售價在5.30億美元左右。對于這兩家私募股權公司而言，這意味著約3.5倍的回報。 ????現在尚不清楚收購是以現金、還是股票(抑或現金加股票的)方式進行，但我猜測可能是現金，依據是湯森路透首席執行官湯姆?格羅瑟的下述聲明： ????“企業風險管理是我們客戶的一個重要考量，”格羅瑟表示，“我很高興我們抓住了這個好機會，將近期根據全球發展戰略處置的部分資產所獲收入進行再投資。” ????湯森路透將利用World-Check擴張其治理、風險和合規業務，World-Check的首席執行官丹?皮克將留任管理職位。 |
????Media giant Thomson Reuters (TRI) today announced that it will acquire World-Check, a London-based provider of financial crime and corruption prevention information for businesses. The sellers are private equity firms Spectrum Equity Investors and HarbourVest Partners, which acquired World-Check in April 2007. Spectrum holds the larger piece. ????No financial terms were disclosed, but a source familiar with the deal says the sale price was around $530 million. That represents around a 3.5x return for the PE firms. ????No word yet on if the deal is in cash or stock (or a combination), but I'd guess cash based on the following statement from Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer: ????"Managing risk across the enterprise is a key concern for our customers," said Thomas H. Glocer, chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters. "I'm pleased we have secured this excellent opportunity to reinvest some of the proceeds of our recently announced dispositions as we pursue our global growth strategy." ????Thomson Reuters will use World-Check to expand its Governance, Risk & Compliance business, with World-Check CEO Dan Peak staying on in an executive capacity. |
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