Dentons has advised Thomson Reuters for the first time on a corporate transaction, advising on its acquisition of World Business Media Limited, a cross-platform, subscription-based provider of editorial coverage for the (re)insurance industry.

World Business Media Limited is based in London and has an editorial hub in New York. It provides content globally for those working within the (re)insurance and speciality markets.

Raees Nakhuda, Senior Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions at Thomson Reuters, said: “We are really pleased to have worked with Dentons on this significant acquisition. Their hard work really helped us get this over the line.”

The Dentons team was led by Adam Knowles in Edinburgh supported by Rachel Gibb, Paul Flynn, Murray Newell from Corporate, Alison Weatherhead and Aggie Salt in Employment, and John Finnick and Jamie MacGregor in Tax.