????媒體巨擘湯森路透(Thomson Reuters)周二宣布,將收購(gòu)總部位于倫敦、專為各類企業(yè)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(gòu)World-Check的私募股權(quán)公司Spectrum Equity Investors和HarbourVest Partners。Spectrum持有更多股份。 ????收購(gòu)交易的財(cái)務(wù)條款未予披露。但據(jù)一位熟悉交易的人士稱,售價(jià)在5.30億美元左右。對(duì)于這兩家私募股權(quán)公司而言,這意味著約3.5倍的回報(bào)。 ????現(xiàn)在尚不清楚收購(gòu)是以現(xiàn)金、還是股票(抑或現(xiàn)金加股票的)方式進(jìn)行,但我猜測(cè)可能是現(xiàn)金,依據(jù)是湯森路透首席執(zhí)行官湯姆?格羅瑟的下述聲明: ????“企業(yè)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)管理是我們客戶的一個(gè)重要考量,”格羅瑟表示,“我很高興我們抓住了這個(gè)好機(jī)會(huì),將近期根據(jù)全球發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略處置的部分資產(chǎn)所獲收入進(jìn)行再投資?!?/p> ????湯森路透將利用World-Check擴(kuò)張其治理、風(fēng)險(xiǎn)和合規(guī)業(yè)務(wù),World-Check的首席執(zhí)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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