Thomson buys rival

Datastream, GlobalTopic, I/B/E/S and MarketEye are just some of the financial information and analytical services that could fall under the Thomson Corporation name following its $842m purchase of rival information supplier Primark.

Thomson will pay a cash offer of $38 (€40) per share - well above the closing price on Friday of $29 - and it will assume roughly $235m of Primark debt.

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