Reuters May Have To Sell Some Divisions For The Thomson Merger Deal: Analysts

The $17.5 billion merger between information industry giants Reuters and Thomson, will be approved in both the U.S and U.K., but not before the new data barons sign off on some significant disposals, according to some analysts, reports by TheDeal. Views on what will have to be sold differs, as definitions of the markets differ. Robert Doyle, an antitrust partner at Washington-based Doyle, Barlow & Mazard, sees an overlap between Reuters Trader, which provides international market data, and Thomson One. Of the two, Doyle bets Thomson One will be sold. Larry Tabb, CEO of Tabb Group, a financial technology advisory firm, points to a specific overlap between Thomson One’s First Call, which provides research and earnings estimates, and Reuters Trader’s Multex, which also distributes analyst estimates along with other financial information.

Comments have been disabled for this post