On the record · Company

Thomson Reuters Corporation

Public media and information company; sold 55% of its Financial & Risk business (later Refinitiv) to a Blackstone-led consortium in 2018.

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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

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Ownership and transaction history

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Oct. 1, 2018

Sale or exit completedR1

Target: Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters Financial) · Sponsor: The Blackstone Group · Co-investor: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board · Co-investor: GIC Private Limited

Recorded history

Sources and evidence

Recorded transaction sources

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  1. R1
    Blackstone-Led Consortium Completes Partnership Transaction with Thomson Reuters for Financial & Risk Business

    Blackstone · Company announcement · Oct. 1, 2018

    Supports: Entity record; Recorded transaction

What we do not know

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