Monday, 15 March 2010

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Mergers & Acquisitions

YouGov Siraj and Analyseize strike partnership

10-Mar-2010

JORDAN— YouGov Siraj has signed an agreement with Jordanian market research agency Analyseize to work together to provide research services in Jordan.

'Too early' to comment on potential sell-offs, says InfoGroup CEO

9-Mar-2010

US— InfoGroup CEO Bill Fairfield has said it is too soon to tell whether potential new owner CCMP Capital will sell off any of the database marketing firm’s business units, such as Opinion Research Corporation.

Springboard Research snaps up IT analyst Hydrasight

8-Mar-2010

AUSTRALIA— IT research agency Springboard Research has acquired independent IT analyst firm Hydrasight for an undisclosed amount.

Reed merges Mardev and DM2-DecisionMaker businesses

4-Mar-2010

US— Reed Business Information has merged its direct marketing and data management businesses, Mardev and DM2-DecisionMaker, to form a new company providing marketing, data and analysis services to b2b marketers.

Private equity firms finalise IMS Health acquisition

3-Mar-2010

US— Investment groups TPG Capital and the CPP Investment Board have completed their $5bn takeover of healthcare researcher IMS Health.

Firms splash the green on cleantech researchers

1-Mar-2010

US— Big news from Solarbuzz and Cleantech, two firms focused on environmental technology markets – the former has been acquired while the latter has secured a $3.2m investment.

Philip Rhodes

One to One Interactive buys customer experience researcher

23-Feb-2010

US— Marketing agency One to One Interactive (OTO) has acquired customer experience, research and design agency Fhios, merging it with its neuromarketing research division OTOinsights.

David McCloskey

Deloitte buys Pathfinder Solutions to boost analytics offer

15-Feb-2010

AUSTRALIA— Business and marketing insights firm Pathfinder Solutions has been bought by Deloitte, bolstering the consulting firm’s analytics and information management arm.

Cambiar and Gordon & McCallum partner for client service

10-Feb-2010

US— MR consulting agency Cambiar has formed a strategic partnership with Gordon & McCallum, a research consulting business based in Australia and New Zealand.

Bark to take 10% stake in neuromarketing agency Mindmetic

9-Feb-2010

DENMARK— Advertising agency Bark Group has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 10% stake in UK-based neuromarketing agency Mindmetic.

Book researcher BML acquired by Bowker

8-Feb-2010

US— Publishing services firm Bowker has acquired UK-based book researcher BML for an undisclosed amount. BML, which runs the Books & Consumers survey and the BookZone research panel, will be integrated into Bowkers business intelligence division.

ORC owner InfoGroup agrees $635m private equity takeover

8-Mar-2010

US— InfoGroup, the database marketing firm and owner of research agency Opinion Research Corporation, has entered into an agreement to be bought by private equity house CCMP Capital in a $635m deal.

Gale Blears

Rosslyn Research and Viewpoint relocate post-acquisition

5-Mar-2010

UK— Sister companies Rosslyn Research and Viewpoint Field Services are set to move into shared offices in April following their sale to Rivington Street Holdings.

Jesse Engle

Twitter management and analytics platform sold to ExactTarget

3-Mar-2010

US— CoTweet, the developer of a Twitter account management and analytics platform, has been bought by email and interactive marketing firm ExactTarget.

Bill Fairfield

Private equity house linked with InfoGroup bid

1-Mar-2010

US— Database marketing firm InfoGroup, the owner of research agency Opinion Research Corporation, could be the target of a bid from a New York-based private equity house, according to press reports.

Mobile ad network Millennial buys TapMetrics

24-Feb-2010

US— Mobile analytics firm TapMetrics has been bought by mobile advertising network Millennial Media.

Actis takes $50m stake in outsourcing firm Integreon

19-Feb-2010

US/INDIA— Private equity investment house Actis has acquired a “substantial minority stake” in research and business services outsourcing firm Integreon.

Jeffrey Cox

ComScore in deal to buy ad researcher ARSGroup

11-Feb-2010

US— ComScore has move to bulk up its ad measurement capabilities with an all-cash deal to acquire advertising research agency ARSGroup.

Anthea Stratigos, Outsell CEO

Outsell adds Gilbane Group to company fold

9-Feb-2010

US— Information industry analyst Outsell has added a new company to its fold – The Gilbane Group, which carries out research in the areas of content and publishing technology.

Shareholders give thumbs-up to IMS Health takeover

9-Feb-2010

US— IMS Health shareholders have voted to approve the healthcare researcher’s $5bn takeover by investment groups TPG Capital and the CCP Investment Board.

David Carlucci

IMS Health's $5bn takeover clears antitrust hurdles

4-Feb-2010

US— The regulatory path is clear for IMS Health’s $5.2bn takeover by investment groups TPG Capital and the CCP Investment Board, the firm announced this morning.