Thomson Reuters Completes Acquisition of Hugin Group BV from NYSE
Euronext
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Oslo and New York, October 15, 2009 - Thomson Reuters today announcedit has completed the acquisition of Hugin Group BV from NYSEEuronext. Hugin is the leading pan-European provider of regulatoryand news distribution services. The acquisition reinforces ThomsonReuters commitment to serving the broad needs of investor relationsand corporate communications professionals.Hugin provides a secure, web-based communication platform thatenables clients to electronically distribute press releases in realtime. Its distribution services include over 150 news wires, 152,000journalists in Europe, 72,500 media outlets, and thousands ofinstitutional investors and analysts. Additionally, Hugin filesregulatory news with 27 stock exchanges in Europe and has integratedsolutions to fulfil regulatory requirements in 13 European countries."The Hugin acquisition supports Thomson Reuters strategy to provideits investor and public relations clients with innovative, end-to-endworkflow solutions," said Steve Roycroft, global managing director ofCorporate Services at Thomson Reuters. "This acquisition not onlybuilds on our strong position in the corporate marketplace, butstarts expanding our portfolio into new value-added areas.""The combination of Thomson Reuters and Hugin is really powerful forour joint client bases," said Tor Bækkelund, the CEO of the HuginGroup, now part of Thomson Reuters. "By integrating Hugin's assetsand capabilities, our clients will have the resources and backing ofa global brand and not only be able to rely on us for theirdisclosure, compliance and communications requirements but for theirfull corporate workflow needs."Thomson Reuters plans to operate Hugin as part of its CorporateServices business, which provides more than 6,000 corporationsworldwide with solutions across the investor relations, corporatecommunications, treasury and business intelligence functions. Itsleading portfolio includes webcasting. IR website and stocksurveillance services, as well as workflow-based Thomson ONEsolutions aimed at helping corporations manage investors, developtheir growth strategy, conduct detailed competitive intelligence andmanage their risk across the enterprise.Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.About Hugin Group BVHugin Group is the leading pan-European provider of innovativeservices and professional support for connecting communicationprofessionals with their target audiences. At the same time, Huginensures compliance with market authorities' regulations. From itsstart in 1995, Hugin has pioneered the regulatory and newsdistribution service industry, developing methods driving bestpractice. Hugin helps companies with their complete distribution andcompliance needs. Hugin's distribution channels connect companiesdirectly to hundreds of thousands of journalists, analysts,institutional investors and their specific stakeholders. Hugin Groupis the favored partner of Investor Relations and Public RelationsOfficers, offering a full range of services including: financial,regulatory and media news distribution, online services, broadcastservices and client services. Hugin Group today forms aninternational group present in 11 countries through 12 offices inBelgium, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and The United Kingdom. Huginsolution is technically integrated to 27 stock exchanges and fulfilsregulatory requirements in 13 European countries. Hugin has more than1700 clients in 26 countries. For more information, go towww.hugingroup.comThomson ReutersThomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligentinformation for businesses and professionals. We combine industryexpertise with innovative technology to deliver critical informationto leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax andaccounting, healthcare and science and media markets, powered by theworld's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in NewYork and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, ThomsonReuters employs more than 50,000 people and operates in over 100countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the Toronto StockExchange and New York Stock Exchange. For more information, go towww.thomsonreuters.com.The Corporate Services business of Thomson Reuters provides more than6,000 corporations worldwide with solutions across the InvestorRelations, Corporate Communications, Treasury and BusinessIntelligence functions. Leveraging more than two decades ofexperience, the solutions are designed to increase the efficiency andeffectiveness of business decision-making.Journalist and media enquiries contact:Tor Bækkelund, CEOTel .: +47 41 69 52 41tor.baekkelund(at)hugingroup.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 15.10.2009 - 07:01 Uhr
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