NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Financial, an operating
unit of The Thomson Corporation (TSX: TOC, NYSE: TOC) and leading provider of
information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community,
this morning announced the creation of Private Equity Hub, an interactive
forum for the private equity community catering to venture capitalists,
buyouts professionals, attorneys, bankers, entrepreneurs and MBA candidates.
peHub.com ( http://www.pehub.com ) is an extension of Thomson Financial's PE
Week Wire, created in 2002 and a must read for more than 34,000 private
equity professionals.
Our private equity strategy is to deliver tailored market-specific
information to clients in the business and financial communities," said
Matthew Burkley, head of strategy at Thomson Financial. "peHub.com will
provide private equity professionals a meeting place tailored to their needs
and integrated with our market-leading proprietary content."
"With 34,000 users, PE Week Wire became constrained by the structural
limitations of e-mail, after many of its readers demanded interaction," said
Dan Primack, peHub's editor and the editorial voice for PE Week Wire since
its inception. "peHub.com removes those limitations and gives the Wire
readers what they have been asking for -- a forum to interact and be exposed
to a wider range of ideas."
The website includes content from both the Thomson Financial editorial
staff and an invited group of more than 40 "Vox Populi" bloggers from
throughout the private equity market.
"Our Vox Populi section allows PE professionals to contribute when they
have time and something to say," said Primack. "There are many financial
blogs in existence, but their content is mostly deal driven, as opposed to
peHub, which is driven by deals, personalities and Thomson Financial's
unparalleled collection of financial data. And peHub is 100% dedicated to
private equity. No other firm knows the private equity industry as well as
Thomson Financial."
peHub.com is free to read, but payment is required for premium areas of
the site, such as accessing the news archives, posting a job opening, or
purchasing a "premium" event listing on the community calendar.
PE Hub includes the following sections:
* Editorial Blog: Market analysis from Dan Primack and the private equity
editorial team of Thomson Financial
* Vox Populi: An invited roster of guest bloggers from across the private
equity universe
* NewsWire: Comprehensive news for the entire private equity market
* Careers: Industry job postings and employment advice
* Event Calendar: Get out of the office, with our full rundown of local
and national industry events
* MBA Corner: Message board for MBA candidates interested in private
equity. Must be currently enrolled to participate
* Search Archive: Editorial content gong back to January 2000, including
all content from PE Hub and PE Week Wire
Thomson expects peHub.com to become the private equity industry
homepage -- something that doesn't exist today. "How often have people read
one of Dan Primack's 'Random Ramblings' and wanted to fire back on how right
or wrong he is?" said Jim Beecher, peHub.com's publisher. "Now they can."
About Thomson Financial
Thomson Financial is a US$1.9 billion provider of information and
technology solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest
range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps
clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive
and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson
Corporation ( http://www.thomson.com ), a global leader in providing
integrated information solutions to business and professional customers.
Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to
more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial
services, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and
assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With revenues of US$8.4
billion, The Thomson Corporation lists its common shares on the New York and
Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).
