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Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters Financial)
Blackstone and a consortium acquired Thomson Reuters' financial data business for $20B in 2018, renaming it Refinitiv. London Stock Exchange Group acquired Refinitiv for $27B in 2021. The deal transformed financial data infrastructure under PE ownership — data costs for financial services firms rose significantly.
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Transactions sourced
At least one recorded transaction has a public source.
Record updated Aug. 29, 2026
Current ownership
Current owner not established
This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.
1 ownership record has an unresolved current/former status.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
Jan. 30, 2018
Acquisition announcedR1
Seller: Thomson Reuters Corporation · Sponsor: The Blackstone Group · Co-investor: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board · Co-investor: GIC Private Limited
Recorded history
Oct. 1, 2018
Acquisition completedR1
Seller: Thomson Reuters Corporation · Sponsor: The Blackstone Group · Co-investor: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board · Co-investor: GIC Private Limited
Recorded history
Aug. 1, 2019
Jan. 29, 2021
Date not recorded
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1Blackstone-Led Consortium Completes Partnership Transaction with Thomson Reuters for Financial & Risk Business
Blackstone · Company announcement · Oct. 1, 2018
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R2LSEG: All-Share Acquisition of Refinitiv - Update
London Stock Exchange Group plc · Company announcement · Jan. 28, 2021
Supports: Recorded transaction
What we do not know
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- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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