Deal record
Blackstone-led consortium acquires a majority stake in Thomson Reuters' Financial & Risk business, renamed Refinitiv
Leveraged buyout · Recorded status: Completed
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Last reviewed: Unknown · Record updated: Aug. 29, 2026
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- Transaction type
- Leveraged buyout
- Recorded status
- Completed
- Announced
- Jan. 30, 2018
- Closed
- Oct. 1, 2018
- Recorded value
- overall valuation of approximately $20 billion
- Ownership percent
- 55%
Recorded parties
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- SponsorThe Blackstone GroupInvestment firm
- Co-investorCanada Pension Plan Investment BoardInvestment firm
- Co-investorGIC Private LimitedInvestment firm
- TargetRefinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters Financial)Other
- SellerThomson Reuters CorporationCompany
Record sources
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- Blackstone-Led Consortium Completes Partnership Transaction with Thomson Reuters for Financial & Risk Business
Blackstone · Published: Oct. 1, 2018 · Retrieved: Aug. 29, 2026 · Recorded, not verified
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