Compliance Professionals in the U.K. Set to Benefit from Expanded Portfolio
New York, NY (December 11, 2007) - Wolters Kluwer Law & Business today announced it has acquired the GEE portfolio of compliance products from Thomson Legal and Regulatory's Sweet & Maxwell division. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, part of the Wolters Kluwer Tax, Accounting & Legal division, is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals. The GEE products and services will become part of the Croner group within Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited.

GEE is one of the most respected providers of regulatory and compliance information solutions in the United Kingdom. Wolters Kluwer UK is one of the foremost providers of business information, consultancy services and software for HR, health and safety and tax and accounting in the United Kingdom and serves professionals under the Croner and CCH brand names.

The GEE portfolio includes a comprehensive range of compliance products, in a range of formats including online, print and CD content, telephone helplines, software and the industry leading publication Pay Magazine. These products help HR, health and safety and in-company administration professionals comply with the law, reduce risk and increase productivity (www.gee.co.uk).

Croner also has a comprehensive line of products and is well known for providing reliable support for legal compliance and best practice in the areas of HR, health and safety, through its highly respected print publications, such as the Reference Book for Employers, expert advice by its advisory services and online via Croner-i online services.

Catherine Wolfe, CEO of Wolters Kluwer UK, commented: "The acquisition of the GEE portfolio is an excellent fit because it expands our ability to provide innovative solutions to our customers."

Catherine adds: "GEE has a number of complementary products, including environmental content and specialty content for several industries. We will continue to invest in this content to meet the needs of current GEE customers, and we will also introduce these products to our existing Croner customers. The GEE acquisition will further advance Wolters Kluwer UK as the professional's first choice for authoritative, interpretative expert advice, information and productivity tools."

Peter Lake, Managing Director of Sweet & Maxwell commented: "The sale of the GEE products and services completes the recent portfolio review we have conducted in Sweet & Maxwell. Wolters Kluwer UK operates in the markets served by GEE products and we wish the GEE employees, authors and customers every success within Wolters Kluwer UK."