36. Events after the balance sheet date

On 2 January 2008, the Group completed its acquisition of Money-Media, a US-based company offering online news and commentary for the money management industry, for $64m.

On 30 January 2008, the Group completed its $647m acquisition of Harcourt Assessment from Reed Elsevier, after receiving clearance from the US Department of Justice.

Also on 30 January 2008, the Group announced that it had agreed to sell its 50% interest in Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) to its joint venture partner, Gruner + Jahr. The Group’s share of FTD assets at 31 December 2007 was €8m and a small profit on sale is expected.

On 22 February 2008, the Group completed the sale of its Data Management business to M & F Worldwide Corp. for $225m. The Group expects to report a loss on this transaction in 2008 after taking into account the cumulative translation adjustment and tax.