YouGov expands in the US with acquisition of marketing consultancy
10 Aug 2010 | by Staff
NEW YORK -YouGov, the online market research firm, is to acquire US marketing and strategic research consulting firm Harrison Group for as much as $13m.
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PARIS - Ipsos has successfully completed the acquisition of Synovate for an enterprise value of US$723m. This transaction makes Ipsos the third largest global market research company.
NEW YORK -YouGov, the online market research firm, is to acquire US marketing and strategic research consulting firm Harrison Group for as much as $13m.
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LONDON - Marketing services group Chime Communications, which owns ad agency VCCP, has notched up record first-half pre-tax profits of £8.5m due to the strength of its PR agencies.
NEW YORK - Google's $107m acquisition of video technology business On2 Technologies has hit a stumbling block after On2 shareholders launched a class action lawsuit against its board of directors saying that they are selling at too low a price.
LONDON - Neurological testing company NeuroFocus is expanding its global reach with the acquisition of UK brainwave-based market research company Neuroco.
LONDON - Private equity group Apax and German market research firm GfK are reportedly extremely keen to acquire Aegis's market research arm, Synovate, which could be off loaded by the British marketing services group.
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LONDON - Ipsos has revealed net first-half profits growth of 12.1% to €21.7m and has acquired Alfacom, a specialist automotive market research agency in Brazil.
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