Thomson Corp. acquires Brazilian Legal Publisher.

The Thomson Corp. (Toronto, ON) has purchased Sintese (Porto Alegre Porto Alegre

Port and city(pop., 2005 est.: city, 1,386,900; metro. area, 3,978,263), southern Brazil. Located along the Guaíba River near the Atlantic Ocean coast, it was founded c. 1742 by immigrants from the Azores. It was first known as Porto dos Casais. , Brazil), a leading legal publisher for the Brazilian market. No terms were given. Sintese will become a part of Thomson's Legal & Regulatory unit.

Founded in 1972, Sintese publishes summaries and full-text cases, legislation pieces and analysis, and doctrines for the Brazilian legal market. It is the largest electronic publisher in Brazil and the company publishes more than 200 books. Sintese will be partnered with IOB IOB International Order Book (London Stock Exchange)
IoB Institute of Biology
IOB Indian Overseas Bank
IOB Intelligence Oversight Board (part of President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, PFIAB) (Sao Paulo), a Brazilian regulatory business acquired by Thomson in 2000.

Thomson Legal & Regulatory ceo Brian Hall

For other people named Brian Hall, see Brian Hall (disambiguation).

Brian Hall (born Glasgow, 22 November 1946) was a compact and hard-working midfield player in the hugely successful Liverpool team of the 1970s. said the deal is another step in the Thomson global strategy to establish a presence in strategic markets worldwide. The deal "builds on our acquisitions of IOB and Le Ley LEY. This word is old French, a corruption of loi, and signifies law; for example, Termes de la Ley, Terms of the Law. In another, and an old technical sense, ley signifies an oath, or the oath with compurgators; as, il tend sa ley aiu pleyntiffe. Brit. c. 27. in Argentina...As the largest electronic publisher in Brazil, Sintese adds significant value to our global portfolio of online products."

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