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International Risk boosts Chinese IP capabilities

The Hong Kongûbased risk mitigation organisation has strengthened its intellectual property and brand protection capabilities in China by acquiring Thompson Market Services.

By Howard Winn

February 20, 2008

International Risk, a Hong Kongûbased risk mitigation organisation has acquired Thompson Market Services TMS, a market leader in the Chinese intellectual property and brand protection arena. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

TMS will be fully integrated into International Risk, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYSE-listed FTI Consulting. Steve Vickers who is president and CEO of International Risk will become chairman of TMS, while Bill Thompson will remain as managing director of TMS.

TMS has 75 full-time professionals and a significant number of part-time contractors. It is headquartered in Hong Kong with a Shanghai-based wholly-owned foreign enterprise, Thompson Market Services Shanghai, which serves as its main platform...

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