Reporting on the findings of Dewey B Strategic’s self-admitted unscientific poll on best and worst legal publishing industry mergers, Jean O’Grady writes: According to the Legal Information Buyers Guide and Reference Manual, between 1995 (the year before the Thomson acquisition)…
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Some Thoughts on Thomson’s Acquisition of West Being Honored as Worst Legal Publishing Merger
Please Welcome FWBS to the "Thomson Reuters Family"
Quoting from the Orange Rag: Thomson Reuters is continuing its spending spree with the announcement of yet another acquisition. This time it is Elite which has acquired FWBS, a provider of software solutions that allow lawyers to manage their practice…
95% of All Classes of BNA Shares Vote "Yes" to Bloomberg’s Acquisition Offer
Bloomberg is expected to complete the acquisition of BNA today. After the merger, BNA will be an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg. The acquisition IMHO is a good thing for both companies. BLaw+BNA is a competitive force that will have…
Creating a Total Package to Compete with Wolters Kluwer in the 21st Century: BLaw+BNA and BGov+BNA in the Specialist Law, Regulatory and Business Marketplace
Assuming a majority of BNA former and current employee-shareholders tender their shares, an assumption that must take into account that many current employees are union-represented, Bloomberg, a company not known for acquiring other companies, will have made its largest acquisition…
Opening: Digital Services Librarian, Valparaiso Law
Valparaiso University Law School invites applications for the newly-created position of Digital Services Librarian. Job Description. The Digital Services Librarian will coordinate the evaluation, acquisition, implementation, training and management of Law Library electronic resources and serve as the Law Library’s…