Mergers & Acquisitions
CEB buys employee insights firm Valtera
US— Executive research and advisory services firm Corporate Executive Board (CEB) has acquired Valtera, an employee insights specialist.
Horizon Research acquires ShapeNZ panel
NEW ZEALAND— Horizon Research has acquired the ShapeNZ panel from New Zealand’s Sustainable Business Council.
Shugoll Research buys Metro Research Services
US— Shugoll Research has bought Metro Research Services, a provider of data collection services and focus group facilities in Northern Virginia.
Comptel Corporation to buy Xtract for analytics boost
FINLAND— Telecoms software firm Comptel Corporation is to acquire Finnish analytics firm Xtract in a deal worth €3.1m that will be completed by the end of February.
Accenture to acquire Neo Metrics Analytics
US— Management consultancy Accenture has agreed to buy Spanish predictive analytics agency Neo Metrics Analytics for an undisclosed amount.
Pollbob buys DIY pollster Mister Poll
US— Social polling platform Pollbob has acquired DIY polling site Mister Poll and plans to integrate its database of survey makers and takers into its own community.
IMS sells off SDI audit businesses to InVentiv
US— Healthcare consulting firm InVentiv has agreed to buy some of the research products of SDI – which regulators said had to be sold for competition reasons following the acquisition of SDI by IMS Health.
Karma Communications buys Crayon Group
UK— Karma Communications, the owner of ad agency Karmarama, has acquired the Crayon Group, which owns research agency Walk a Mile and analytics consultancy Crayon CI.
Kantar in deal to buy stake in Pakistani firm Oasis Insights
PAKISTAN— Kantar is to acquire a majority stake in Karachi-based research agency Oasis Insights.
Nielsen buys fresh food industry consultancy
US— Nielsen has acquired the Perishables Group, a firm that provides research and consultancy to companies in the fresh food category.
Tealeaf acquires user analytics firm Overstat
US— Online customer experience management firm Tealeaf has acquired cloud-based website usability analytics company Overstat, which is headquartered in San Francisco.
D3 Systems finalises investment in Kenya's Infinite Insight
KENYA— Emerging markets research specialist D3 Systems has finalised the acquisition of a “significant” but unspecified share of the Nairobi-based business Infinite Insight.
XPND to acquire iPerceptions in all-cash deal
CANADA— Growth capital fund XPND has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire iPerceptions, which specialises in online customer satisfaction and experience measurement, in a cash deal valuing the firm at $3m.
Loyalty specialist CardStar acquired by Constant Contact
US— Email marketing firm Constant Contact is to acquire CardStar, which makes mobile apps for retail loyalty schemes.
Deutsche Börse acquires Chinese consumer survey
GERMANY— The data and analytics business of the German stock exchange, Deutsche Börse, has acquired the China Consumer Sentiment Survey from the Chinese subsidiary of Japanese researcher Intage.
MediaMiser acquires social media tech firm InfoGlutton
CANADA— Media monitoring and analysis firm MediaMiser has acquired InfoGlutton Solutions, which provides social media monitoring tools to the restaurant and hospitality industries.
Kantar Media buys Chinese social media researcher CIC
CHINA— WPP subsidiary Kantar Media is to acquire Chinese social media research and consulting agency CIC.
The Behavioural Architects merges with Chinese firm
UK/CHINA— The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has expanded into China through a merger with Shanghai-based Research Essentials.
German acquisition for Schlesinger Associates
GERMANY— Schlesinger Associates has acquired fieldwork services firm Schmiedl Marktforschung, which has offices in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.
Call Genie agrees VoodooVox acquisition
CANADA— Digital mobile advertising firm Call Genie has agreed to acquire the assets of US-based data analytics and mobile advertising network VoodooVox.
Media Monitors makes another Asian buy
MALAYSIA— Media Monitors has acquired another media monitoring and analysis business in Asia, MediaBanc, just days after inking a deal to take over China Clipping.