Thomson Reuters, a Canadian multinational mass media and information firm, acquired HighQ, a leading collaboration platform for the legal and regulatory market. Financial terms were not disclosed. "Legal professionals are being disrupted by technology change and are seeking software solutions to help them improve costs and increase productivity," said Brian Peccarelli, COO, Customer Markets at Thomson Reuters and head of its Legal Professionals segment. "The acquisition of HighQ will help us meet customer needs for efficient, compliant workflow collaboration solutions, and supports our ongoing approach to providing open technologies and driving customer innovation."