Dow Jones has acquired WorldECR, a London-based provider of export control and trade sanctions news, bolstering its risk and compliance offerings. The deal adds WorldECR’s subscription-based publications and its CtrlAtlas regulatory database to Dow Jones Risk & Compliance’s portfolio.
The acquisition comes amid strong growth for Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, which reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 revenue of $81 million, up 16%. The purchase follows Dow Jones’s recent expansion of its stake in data intelligence firm Ripjar and its acquisition of AI fuel pricing company A2i Systems.
“With the addition of WorldECR’s authoritative journalism, we have made a significant step forward in our strategy to provide a comprehensive suite of news, data, analytics and peer-to-peer learning that risk professionals need to make strategic business decisions,” said Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones, a division of News Corp that publishes The Wall Street Journal and other business publications.
