Thomson Financial, the technology and information group locked in battle with Reuters and Bloomberg, has signed deals with Rabobank, the Netherlands-based bank, and Bridgewell, the investment banking and securities group, for its systems.

Rabobank has deployed Thomson One Equity Web, which provides real-time exchange data and news, historical and fundamental data and analytics, across its mergers and acquisitions division in London. The bank will work with the systems, which sources close to the bank say replace Reuters terminals, for at least two years.