RELX leaves full year guidance unchanged after ditching dual Anglo-Dutch structure
The firm abandoned its dual Anglo-Dutch structure for a single parent holding company in September in a bid to simplify its corporate structure
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RELX PLC
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RELX Group is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. We help scientists make new discoveries, lawyers win cases, doctors save lives and insurance companies offer customers lower prices. We save taxpayers and consumers money by preventing fraud and help executives forge commercial relationships with their clients. In short, we enable our customers to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
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