Follow DRNO on...
UK-based publishing, events and Business Intelligence group Informa has announced the sale of its Datamonitor Financial, Datamonitor Consumer, MarketLine and Verdict businesses to Progressive Digital Media Group for £25.0m in cash. More
Peter Rigby has retired as London-based business information and events group Informa Plc - whose subsidiaries include research firm Datamonitor - to be replaced by Stephen A. Carter. Group Finance Director Adam Walker has also left the company with effect 31st December. More
London-based business information and events group Informa has acquired Zephyr Associates, a US Business Intelligence solutions provider, for $62m (£38.6m) in cash. More
Informa plc, owner of Datamonitor, has released an interim statement on the first four months of the year. Organic revenue in the Professional and Commercial Information division (PCI) is down 4.1%, although it is expected to rebound in the remainder of 2012. More
Events and publishing group Informa, the parent of Datamonitor, has released results for the first half of 2010, including pre-tax profit more than doubled despite a slight drop in revenue. In the PCI division, which includes Datamonitor, revenues fell 3.8% to £178.5m but margins held up. More
In the UK, online database and analysis firm Datamonitor Group has acquired packaging research specialist Pack-Track. Terms were not disclosed. More
Datamonitor is integrating its three technology research brands - Butler Group, Datamonitor Technology and Ovum - under the Ovum name from September 1st. On the same day it wll launch two new research services. More
Publishing and events group Informa has announced results for the first half of the year, with strong results for its analyst subsidiary Datamonitor, and robust figures from its publishing arm bolstering the more troubled events business. More
Datamonitor parent Informa plc has reiterated its confidence in its current position, in a trading statement, and has won approval for a restructure based around the creation tomorrow of a new parent company, New Informa. More
Datamonitor-owner Informa plans to form a new parent company for the group, which will be UK listed, incorporated in Jersey, and tax resident in Switzerland. More
UK-based Informa plc has announced preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2008, with a positive contribution from its recently acquired market intelligence firm Datamonitor adding to slow but sure organic growth. More
In the UK, a private equity consortium behind a rejected offer to take over Datamonitor-owner Informa has officially pulled out of the bidding. More
Shares in UK information group Informa fell 6.6% today, as the firm rejected a reduced £1.9m takeover bid from a consortium of three private equity groups, saying that it significantly undervalues the firm. More
In the UK, private equity firm Blackstone has joined a consortium comprising the Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners, which is bidding for Informa, the owner of Datamonitor. Reports speculate that the offer price is about to drop substantially. More
In the UK, Datamonitor-owner Informa has received a new takeover approach from a private equity consortium, possibly led by one or other of corporate investment companies Blackstone or Hg Capital. The firm announced a steep revenue rise yesterday, but also a fall in pre-tax profits. More
In the UK, information group Informa is weighing up an approach worth £3.4bn from a consortium made up of three private equity firms. More
A consortium including US private equity firms Providence Equity Partners Ltd. and Carlyle Group has confirmed it is in talks regarding a cash offer for Datamonitor-owner Informa Plc. More
In the UK, former NOP owner United Business Media (UBM) has pulled out of talks to buy information group Informa, which acquired Datamonitor last year. More
London-based academic and business publishing and events group, Informa, has agreed to buy rival market intelligence firm Datamonitor in a £502 million ($993 million) cash deal. More
By the end of 2006, Tesco will not only be UK's biggest food retailer, but also its largest non-food retailer, according to a report published this week by retail analysts Verdict Research, part of the Datamonitor Group. More
A report released by Datamonitor this week reveals that British households are having more difficulty coping with their financial commitments, and forecasts that the number of people in the UK systematically denied credit by mainstream lenders will increase from 9.1m in 2005 to 9.4m by 2010. More
A new report from Datamonitor estimates the potential value of the global market for contactless payments to be US$724 billion. The technology is gaining momentum in the USA and in some markets across Asia-Pacific, with rapid future growth forecast in Europe. More
A report released this week by Datamonitor reveals that the UK has become a nation of consumer sceptics with less than half (44%) of the population trusting nutritional claims made by food and drink companies. The findings are not unique to the UK, but echoed elsewhere in the world. More
A report released this week by Datamonitor reveals that British consumers spend on average £1,224 a year on eating and drinking out, and this figure is likely to increase to £1,335 by the end of the decade. More
UK-based analyst Datamonitor plc has announced preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2005, showing group sales up 34% to £58.1m, and Profit Before Tax up 64% to £8.4m. More
UK-based consultancy FreshMinds has appointed Alistair Leathwood as its new Commercial Director. He joins from Datamonitor, where he was Deputy MD of the Technology Practice. More
European consumers have less trust in food and drinks firms than in banks, insurance companies, utilities or car dealers, according to a new report from Datamonitor. The report also says nearly half of Europeans lack trust in mainstream media channels, and that trust in businesses overall is 'rapidly diminishing'. More
UK business information and research company Datamonitor announced that its pre-tax profits rose to £4.3m in the first half of the year, compared with £1.6m in 2004. Meanwhile its revenues grew 40% to £25.7m. More
UK business information company Datamonitor has acquired retail analysis specialist Verdict Research Limited for a maximum consideration of £4.7 million in cash. More
New analysis from Datamonitor lists ten overarching trends that it says will shape future products and services. The report states that, in order to retain customer loyalty, companies must capitalise on at least one of these 'mega-trends', which reflect changing attitudes to age, gender and lifestyles. More
A new report from Datamonitor reveals that UK spending on charge, credit, debit and store cards grew by more than 11% last year, reaching a new record level and outpacing the overall rise in consumer spending. Increased competition in the market means lower rates and tighter margins for providers. More
British shoppers are buying more premium foods, drinks and toiletries than ever according to a new report from Datamonitor. Spend on speciality products such as hand-made, origin-specific food, drink and personal care products is expected to exceed £4.5bn in the UK by 2009, up from £3.4bn in 2004. More
Mortgage lending in the UK will decline 10% over the next three years as the housing market and house price growth stalls, according to the latest from Datamonitor. Among other trends, the independent analyst says 'serial remortgagers' are exploiting lenders' habit of attracting customers with short-term fixed rates. More
India will have almost one million 'affluent' individuals with a collective wealth of over US$200bn by 2008, according to the latest from Datamonitor. The number of such people has grown by 17.6% per annum over the last five years, backed by a large skill base and robust domestic stock market. More
The UK's 'Tweens' and Teenagers are Europe's richest, according to new results from Datamonitor. Annual income per capita reached £775 in 2003 - more than twice as much as their Spanish counterparts. More
The over 50s represent over a third of the population in the UK, and are the most affluent consumer group in terms of income and wealth. However, a new report from Datamonitor suggests that many financial services providers ignore changes among senior customers and often take them for granted. More
If you're planning to forget the diet for a few days, you may be interested in some facts about chocolate consumption from Datamonitor. The British are the biggest consumers of chocolate in Europe, eating on average 10kg (24 pounds) of the stuff each year - nearly twice the European average, and the equivalent of 154 Mars Bars. More
UK banks are the most crowded in Europe, serving on average over 5,000 people per branch, according to a new report by Datamonitor. The figure reflects mass closure of high street branches in the late 1990s and is five times that for Spain. More
Seniors are the most affluent consumer group in the UK, as well as the fastest growing, according to a recent report from Datamonitor. 'Older consumers: Destroying marketing myths' looks in detail at trends influencing the senior market over the next five years in Europe and the US. More
Total spending on drinks by British consumers in bars, cafés, restaurants and hotels is set to increase by almost 10%, from £26.7bn to £29.1bn by 2008, according to Datamonitor – this is equivalent to £625 per Briton. France is second in Europe with sales of £22 billion and Germany third with £18 billion. Consumption of alcohol by women is growing especially fast. More
A new report on pensions from Datamonitor reveals the average worker in the UK needs to contribute a further GBP50,000 to their current pension fund, if they are to achieve a comfortable standard of living in retirement. More
Losses to credit card fraud in the UK fell for the first time in 9 years, by over 5% in 2003 to £402.4 million, according to figures produced by APACS (Association for Payment Clearing Services). The results are published by Datamonitor, which predicts further falls in 2005 given the anticipated completion of the EMV migration. More
Europe will have 4.6 million HDTV households by 2008, up from 50,000 at the end of 2003, according to the latest from Datamonitor. More
The UK secured loan market has grown from £19.8 billion in 2002 to £28.1 billion a year later, a leap of 42%, and will continue to boom, according to Datamonitor's new report, 'UK Secured Lending 2004'. More
British men, sometimes depicted as a shabby bunch, are in fact more likely than women to buy designer clothes, according to a new report from MINTEL. However a second report, published at the same time by Datamonitor, suggests men are still reluctant when it comes to spending on 'grooming'. More
After explosive growth in the last few years, the European market for flavoured alcoholic drinks (FABs) is finally slowing down and will be in decline by 2008, according to analysis and forecasts by Datamonitor. More
Wrap accounts have the potential to dramatically alter the UK's financial services landscape. According to a new report on the sector from Datamonitor, the UK is Europe's fastest developing market for wrap accounts. More
With the long-awaited overhaul of the UK's consumer credit laws is fast approaching its October 31st deadline, a new report from market analyst Datamonitor warns that one effect could be higher cost of credit and greater difficulty in obtaining credit for those consumers with adverse credit histories. More
The recently beleaguered UK life assurance market will grow by over £1.8bn in the next four years to £5bn as stock markets recover and protection products remain popular, according to a report from Datamonitor. More
With a third of western European consumers now classified as 'overweight' and forecasts suggesting this will increase to almost half by 2006, many food and drink manufacturers now regard the development of low-carbohydrate foods as a priority, according to Reuters Business Insight. More
By 2008, the UK will have 8.5 million 'Early Empty Nesters', people aged between 50 and 64 whose children have left home or who have never had children, according to the latest from Datamonitor. Their annual disposable income per capita will have increased by 8.5% to £17,872, almost 50% above the national average. More
Brits are Europe's biggest snackers, according to the latest from Datamonitor. By 2008, snacking will account for 44% of all 'eating occasions', and UK consumers will spend a total of £10.3bn on snacks, 20% more than the 2003 figure of £8.5bn. More
Suggestions of a price war between the UK's major motor insurers are premature, according to a new report from independent market analyst Datamonitor. The report suggests that while the majority of insurers are still covering rising claims costs with increased premiums, the 'sky-high' rises of 2000 and 2001 will not be repeated. More
More on the UK's credit card obsession, this time from Datamonitor. Debt levels have reached a new high, according to 'UK Plastic Cards 2004', which provides an overview of the trends and major issues facing the credit, debit and private label markets. More
The average Briton spends £1,272 on alcoholic drinks each year - almost twice as much as Germans and more than any other nation in Europe, according to new figures from Datamonitor. However, in terms of pure alcohol content they consume less than most Europeans: and they are less likely than most to be drinking in their own home. More
After five stagnant years, household savings and investments in the UK are set to increase by 40% from just over £1,300 billion to £1,840 billion by 2008, according to a new report by Datamonitor. However, UK consumers are currently confused by the sheer number of options and providers. More
Two short items on the personal care market: Datamonitor reveals that British women claim to spend less time grooming themselves than British men - an average of 2.5 hours per week, versus 3.1 (and rising) for men; and BIGresearch finds American personal care shoppers grumbling on their way up the aisle. More
Wrap accounts, which enable investors to view all their financial assets on one platform, and which have been popular for some time in the US and Australia, are gaining popularity in the UK. A recent report from Datamonitor estimates that £150bn worth of UK assets could be under wrap administration by 2008. More
Gourmet food is flourishing across Europe, according to the latest report from Datamonitor. France is Europe's largest gourmet food market in terms of overall spend. The UK is second, but first in terms of spend per capita, with British consumers spending over £900 per year each on fine foods. More
A new report from Datamonitor reveals that Europeans are under half as likely to be affluent as US citizens (8% versus more than 16% of the population). Spain has Europe's fastest growing affluent market but the UK the most developed range of financial offerings for the better off. More
It might seem like you've been back at work forever, but 2004 is still fairly new. Today DRNO takes a quick look at some recent predictions made by Datamonitor, for the coming year and the two or three after it, about the way the British work, eat, drink and socialise. More
The number of Ultra-High Net Worth (UHNW) individuals in the UK is set to rise by almost 60% between 2002 and 2007, according to a new study. However, say authors Datamonitor, many of them lack capital to 'live on a day-to-day basis', offering opportunities for innovative financial service offerings. More
The organic food and drink market in the UK is forecast to grow by around 75% between 2002 and 2007, according to a new report from Datamonitor. The UK is second in Europe in its spend on organic foods, but far behind Germany, with high prices remaining the strongest barrier to acceptance. More
UK financial services companies have new opportunities to market their products at both ends of the age spectrum, according to the first three in a new series of financial lifestyles reports from independent market analyst Datamonitor. More
The latest report from Datamonitor, 'Targeting Seniors Effectively', heralds a 'new-age' of senior consumerism in the UK and Europe, revealing that 50-64 year olds, in particular, are one the most affluent segments of European society, yet overlooked or misunderstood by marketers and the packaged goods industry. More
Unsecured debt in the UK has risen by more than £1,000 per head over the past five years, according to independent market analyst Datamonitor. Borrowing via credit cards, motor and retail finance deals, overdrafts and personal loans now averages £3,383 per person, compared with just £2,231 in 1998. More
Meal times across Europe are becoming more fragmented, with many people dropping their main meals in favour of snacking at work or eating out in restaurants. This is according to analysis in Datamonitor's new report, 'Changing Mealtimes'. More
Register (free) for Daily Research News
REGISTER FOR NEWS EMAILS
To receive (free) news headlines by email, please register online
