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Ipsos has acquired analytics and data visualization company Jarmany, which is based in Kingston-upon-Thames, UK. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of I&O Research, described as the largest research agency in the public sector in the Netherlands. More
Ipsos has acquired New Zealand's CBG Health Research Ltd from its previous owner, research and telehealth services firm Reach Aotearoa. More
Ipsos has acquired Ireland's Behaviour & Attitudes (B&A), which provides opinion and social research studies, as well as market studies - and will combine it with its own operations in the country to become 'the market research leader in Ireland'. The firm will be known as Ipsos B&A. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition from InMoment of the New Vehicle Customer Study (NVCS), described as the largest and longest-running syndicated automotive program in North America. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of West African MR agency Omedia, from French audience measurement company Mediametrie. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of the Insights business of Big Village Australia, including expertise in public sector research, employee research and customer experience. More
Ipsos has acquired Shanghai Focus RX Research, aiming to strengthen the expertise of its Pharma Insights business and support its Healthcare Insights division. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Ipsos has acquired business-to-business researcher Xperiti, which has operations across the US, Israel and the Philippines. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
Ipsos has announced the sale of its people-counting and footfall solution Retail Performance, to US-based RetailNext, in which it will take a minority stake. More
Ipsos has begun a share buyback programme of up to 2% of capital per year, as part of its four-year plan, which is designed to accelerate growth and shareholder value. More
Ipsos has appointed 24-year company veteran Jean-Michel Mabon in the role of Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, responsible for overseeing buys in connection with a growth plan the group announced in June. More
Ipsos has unveiled a four-year plan to accelerate growth and shareholder value. This will include the group spending between EUR 100m and EUR 200m per year on 'smart acquisitions', while doubling its investments in data analytics, technology and 'knowledge panels'. More
In Paris, Ipsos has appointed Dan Lévy as Group Chief Financial Officer, from June 10th, replacing Laurence Stoclet who has been with the business for nearly 24 years. More
Ipsos has reported 12.3% first quarter organic revenue growth and a 17.5% reported increase to EUR 547.8m. The firm says it is planning an 'exciting range' of potential acquisitions in key sectors and territories, especially in the USA. More
Ipsos has merged its business in Bolivia with MR and public opinion firm CIESMORI. More
Ipsos has acquired Canadian mystery shopping solutions provider We Check for an undisclosed sum. More
Ipsos has brought together its existing UK advisory units into one practice, employing more than 50 specialists. Murat Demiral will lead the practice as Head of Advisory, and joins the UK Management Committee. More
Ipsos has acquired UK-based employee research and experience firm Karian and Box for an undisclosed sum. More
Ipsos has agreed to acquire New Zealand's Infotools, whose software and services focus on 'harmonizing', analyzing, visualizing and sharing market research data. More
Ipsos has acquired UK-based audio recognition technology firm Intrasonics for an undisclosed amount. More
Ipsos has acquired a majority stake in Czech Republic-based company MGE Data, which specialises in Out-of-Home (OOH) measurement, with capabilities in consulting, data analytics, application development and technical solutions. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of Croatian firm Fistnet d.o.o., developer of the Dotmetrics digital audience measurement platform. More
Ipsos has posted first quarter revenue of EUR 428.7m, up 1.6% from the same period last year; but says its order book in the three weeks from March 30th has seen a significant fall. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in survey technology provider Askia, and says it will tap the firm's expertise and technology to develop the 'survey platform of the future'. More
Ipsos has acquired Maritz group's Mystery Shopping business in North America, for an undisclosed sum. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in UK-based automated reporting specialist Data Liberation, which will now form an integrated part of the newly launched Ipsos.Digital platform. More
Ipsos has reported organic growth of 3% in the third quarter of the year. Reported revenue rose fully 16.7% to EUR 499.4m, driven by the acquisition of units of GfK since last year, and to a lesser extent by that of Synthesio and by currency effects. More
Ipsos has acquired a 10% stake in Oslo, Norway-based employee and customer experience management company Questback. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
Ipsos has reported organic growth of 2.4% for the first quarter of 2019, which coupled with acquisitions including Synthesio and parts of GfK drove reported revenue up an impressive 15.0% to EUR 422.1m. More
In the US, Ipsos has acquired GfK's probability-based online panel, for an undisclosed sum, and added it to the Ipsos Public Affairs division. More
Ipsos has reported organic growth of just 0.7% for 2018, with currency fluctuations reducing reported revenue to EUR 1.7bn, 1.7% down on the previous year. Q4 revenue was up 4.5% to EUR 535.6m, as the firm consolidates recent acquisitions. More
Ipsos has promoted industry veteran Dean Luker to the role of Corporate Development Director, responsible for its acquisition programme in support of the company's overall strategy. He replaces Deputy CEO Carlos Harding, who passed away in December. More
Ipsos has announced changes in its ownership structure, designed to simplify it and ensure the company's independence over the long term - following the death in December 2014 of co-founder Jean-Marc Lech. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of US-based RDA Group, which specialises in quality tracking and customer satisfaction studies for auto manufacturers and other corporate clients. More
Ipsos has brought together its brand communication, advertising and media businesses under a new division called Ipsos Connect, which has replaced legacy brands Ipsos ASI and Ipsos MediaCT. More
Following a 2.7% fall in first quarter revenue, Ipsos has reported a 0.4% rise in its second quarter figures. However, negative currency effects meant that total first half 2013 revenues fell by 4% to EUR 803.7m. More
Ipsos has filed a lawsuit in London's High Court against Aegis, claiming that the marcoms giant failed to disclose tax and fraud probes at Synovate, before it sold the company for £525m ($792m). As a result, Ipsos is seeking up to £65.8m ($100m) in compensation from Aegis. More
Ipsos has sold its theatrical research division the Motion Picture Group (MPG) to a private investment company led by former MPG President Vincent Bruzzese. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Ipsos has reported 2012 revenues of EUR 1.8bn, up from EUR 1.4bn in 2011, but disappointing given the addition of Synovate. Accustomed to rapid growth, the group blamed the stall on politicians, the integration process and competitor poaching of senior staff. Profits however remained solid. More
Ipsos has reported 9-month revenues of just under EUR 1.28bn, up 45.1% on a constant currency basis since gobbling up Synovate a year ago. The firm says now that the integration is complete, it will 'resume its focus on growth' and on meeting its service quality and profitability targets. More
Ipsos has reported a 53.4% increase in first half revenues to EUR 837.0m, reflecting the integration of Synovate into its financial statements. More
Ipsos has reported a 46% increase in first quarter revenues to EUR 379.9m, reflecting the addition of Synovate's business. However, it admits the need to integrate the two businesses has slowed expansion: volume of sales was down slightly on Q1 2011, and organic growth of just 2% is expected this year. More
Ipsos has expanded in the Middle East through a joint venture with family-owned business group Darwish Holding, which is headquartered in Qatar. The new Doha-based initiative is led by Ipsos Qatar Managing Director Elie Nawar. More
Ipsos has announced the appointment of Synovate veteran Jenny Broughton as a Global Talent Management Partner, and separately has given more details of the structure of its new InnoQuest Practice. More
Ipsos, continuing its integration of Synovate, has reorganised its largest global business line, Ipsos Marketing - which accounted for nearly half the group's revenues in 2011 - forming four distinct practices. More
Following its acquisition of Synovate, Ipsos has appointed a new management team in Poland, led by Kurt Thompson, Synovate's former CEO for Central/Eastern Europe & the Middle East. More
Ipsos has invested an undisclosed amount in online ad monitoring specialist AdMaster, in a bid to better understand consumers' viewing attitudes, habits and responses to digital ad exposure in China and other Asia Pacific countries. More
Ipsos has extended its presence in South East Asia with the acquisition of analysis specialist Consumer Behavior & Insight (CBI) in Vietnam. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Ipsos has announced its new senior leadership line-up for the UK, following the Synovate acquisition. Former Synovate senior execs Dave Hannay, Hilary Worton, Paul Stamper, Deborah McCrudden and Yusuf Ramadan are all included in CEO Ben Page's team. More
Synovate CEO Robert Philpott has left his job as part of a management restructure, following Ipsos' recent acquisition of the firm. It is not yet known what his next career move will be. More
Following its recent acquisition of Synovate and in line with plans to withdraw the Synovate brand in January, Ipsos has restructured its team in China. Five 'Combined Country Managers' will ready the businesses for integration while ensuring they run separately until the end of the year. More
Ipsos - now the world's third largest market research company - has reported organic growth of 6.0% for the first nine months of the year, with revenue rising to EUR 845.8m. Growth slowed slightly in the third quarter and the firm is hunkering down for tough economic times ahead. More
Ipsos has completed its acquisition of Synovate for £528.8m - up £3.8m from the previously agreed figure of £525m - to form the third largest market research company in the world. More
Ipsos has successfully completed the EUR 200 million rights issue it announced three weeks ago, reporting strong demand for the shares. The money will be used to part-fund the company's acquisition of Synovate, alongside existing cash and credit, and a EUR 250m loan. More
Ipsos is planning to issue around EUR 200m worth of new shares, to part-fund its acquisition of Synovate. More
Synovate has reported an 8.4% rise in revenue to £269.7m for the first half of the year, ahead of its forthcoming sale to Ipsos for an agreed £525m. Organic gross revenue growth was 6.6% and operating profit rose 14.9% to £5.4m despite a ten percent rise in headcount. More
The world's 25 largest research firms had revenues of $18.8 billion in 2010, up 4.9% on the previous 'dismal' year - a 'very healthy turnaround' according to industry authority Jack Honomichl. However, 'real' revenues were not quite back to their 2008 levels, and some companies continued to shrink. More
Fresh from announcing its deal to buy Synovate, Ipsos has achieved organic growth of 6.3% in the first half of the year, reporting a 5.6% increase in revenues to EUR 558.2m. More
Ipsos has agreed to acquire Synovate for £525m (EUR 595m), creating the world's third largest market research company. The deal is to be funded with cash, new debt financing, and a rights offering to Ipsos shareholders. More
According to reports in the UK press, Publicis and WPP are both planning to make bids for the remainder of marcoms group Aegis, once it has completed the sale of its market research arm Synovate. More
In the UK, it has been revealed that Doughty Hanson - which owns the Vue cinema chain - is the mystery company interested in buying Aegis' market research arm Synovate. More
Aegis may be offered up to £600m for Synovate by an as-yet unidentified bidder, according to reports: considerably more than the rumoured value of the current 'exclusive' Ipsos bid, c.£520m. More
The Board of Aegis Group has confirmed that its talks with Ipsos about the possible sale of Synovate are 'exclusive', following a report in the UK press that it had received an expression of interest from private equity group Cinven. More
According to a report in the UK press, marcoms group Aegis has received an expression of interest in its market research arm Synovate from private equity group Cinven. More
The Board of Aegis Group has confirmed that it is in talks with Ipsos about the possible sale of its market research arm Synovate. Analysts suggest a price of around £500m and the combination would create the world's fourth largest research agency. More
Ipsos has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of the Custom Research division of 'TMG - The Marketing Group', which is based in Central America. Terms were not disclosed. More
Global research group Ipsos has reported a very strong performance for the first six months of 2010, with revenue up 18.1% to EUR 528.8m (organic growth 7.7%) and adjusted net profit up 33.7% to EUR 32.0m. More
In the UK, media and communications research provider Ipsos MediaCT has partnered with qualitative media specialist Work Research to launch a qual joint venture called 'Work with Ipsos'. More
More work for the lawyers of recently acquired leading edge agency OTX: now co-founder Kristin Luck is suing the firm for money she claims she is owed relating to its sale to Ipsos earlier this year. More
Kevin Goetz has quit OTX, where he was President of the Worldwide Motion Picture Research Group, to start his own research, marketing and consulting firm, Screen Engine LLC. Vincent Bruzzese fills his place at OTX, which says it is planning expansion. More
Ipsos has signed an agreement to acquire a 25% stake in Portuguese research firm Apeme (área de Planeamento e Estudos de Mercado), with the option to buy the remaining 75% in five years. More
Ipsos has acquired LA-based hi-tech entertainment research specialist OTX (Online Testing Exchange) for an undisclosed sum. More
Ipsos has completed the acquisition of polling and research firm The Market Research Bureau of Ireland (MRBI) from WPP, and branded the firm Ipsos MRBI. More
Ipsos has agreed to acquire 100% of Market Research Bureau of Ireland Limited (MRBI) from WPP, which was required to sell it for competition reasons by an EC ruling. Terms were not disclosed. More
Ipsos has acquired Punto de Vista, described as the leading company in Chile for customer satisfaction research and quality measurement. More
Ipsos has reported full-year organic growth of 7.8% with revenues up 5.6% to €979.3m from 2007. The group says that in 2009 it intends to deliver further growth, while maintaining margins - at the very least - at their 2008 level. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of 60% of the Strategic Puls group. The company makes more than 90% of its turnover (c.8m Euros in 2007) in Serbia and Croatia, but is also established in five other Balkan states. More
Ipsos has acquired China's largest automotive research specialist, Shanghai-based B-Thinking, in a fifty-fifty cash and shares deal for an undisclosed sum. The business will be integrated into Ipsos' existing business in China. More
Ipsos has acquired 100% of Alfacom, a Brazilian firm specialising in research and customer relationship management in the Latin America automotive sector. Terms were undisclosed. More
WPP has posted TNS shareholders a formal offer for the company, valuing it at $2.28bn. It includes news of an option to sell TNS' television monitoring arm TAM to Ipsos, if required to meet EU competition law. More
Ipsos is to acquire Buenos Aires-headquartered research firm Livra Panels, which provides online panels and data collection services for market research agencies in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking markets. Terms were not disclosed. More
Ipsos North America has concluded the acquisition of media research specialist Monroe Mendelsohn Research (MMR), which it says will further strengthen its global media research team, particularly in the North American market. More
Ipsos has completed its acquisition of agriculture and animal health specialist Forward Research and will add its capabilities to Ipsos Reid's agribusiness, food and animal health division in Canada. The new entity will be known as Ipsos Forward Research. More
Ipsos has acquired agricultural and animal healthcare research firm Forward Research, and also created a joint venture to develop business management consulting in Indonesia. More
Ipsos is to acquire 100% of US-based Monroe Mendelsohn Research and its subsidiary Mendelsohn Media Research from current President and CEO Walter McCullough. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Ipsos has acquired a 70% stake in Markinor, South Africa's leading independent MR firm, and has confirmed its excellent first half results previewed on August 16th. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of Australian agency Eureka, a specialist in public opinion, social and CRM research, headed by former AMSRS President John Sergeant. More
Ipsos has agreed to buy Turkey's second largest MR agency, KMG Research, beginning with 51% of the share capital and with an option to acquire the remainder in the future. More
Ipsos has acquired most of Peruvian agency, Apoyo Opinión y Mercado S.A., which commands a 30% market share of the country's MR and public opinion polling business. The global group has also announced preliminary results for 2006 with organic growth of 6.5% and revenues of 857.1m Euros. More
Ipsos has announced the opening of offices in Egypt and Iraq, both located in the capital cities and both resulting from acquisitions. The global agency says this 'completes its geographical coverage through the Middle East and North Africa region'. More
Ipsos has reported an excellent first half for 2006. Revenues are up 26.7% to Euros 407.7m, due mostly to organic growth of 8.6%, while the acquisition and integration of MORI, Understanding Unlimited and Camelford Graham contributed most of a 'scope of consolidation' rise of 14.1%. More
Ipsos has agreed to acquire a minority stake in the Tambor Group, the 3rd largest survey-based research company in the Czech and Slovak markets; increasing to a two thirds holding by 2009. More
RAJAR has awarded contracts to Ipsos MORI, RSMB and TNS covering radio audience measurement for two years starting January 2007. Ipsos MORI will continue to operate the core survey with a redesigned diary, while TNS will trial a PPM-based electronic measurement panel in London, providing both radio data for RAJAR and TV for co-sponsor BARB. More
Ipsos announced yesterday that it has acquired Camelford Graham, a Toronto-based company that specialises in qualitative research, and focuses on the FMCG, pharmaceuticals, and financial services sectors. More
Following its recent purchase of MORI in the UK, Ipsos has acquired Understanding UnLtd (UU), a US-based qualitative research agency. The announcement comes as Ipsos reports continued financial success - with organic growth at 9.6% for the third quarter of 2005, and 8.3% for the first nine months of the year. More
Global research group Ipsos has acquired MORI, the UK's largest independently owned MR agency, in a deal worth £88m. Ipsos UK and MORI will combine to form a new company to be known as Ipsos MORI. The purchase will almost double Ispos' UK revenue. More
Ipsos has extended its network in Asia with the launch of Ipsos Thailand in Bangkok - a joint venture between Ipsos and three former staff of Research International Thailand. Over the last year, Ipsos has acquired companies in China and Japan, and launched offices in Hong Kong and the Philippines. More
Synovate has achieved 17.9% revenue growth for first half of this year, compared with 14.8% for its parent Aegis Group as a whole. Similarly at VNU, the research division outperforms the rest of the company. Other company results vary, but all point to growth in the MR sector. More
The Royal Bank of Canada and Ipsos Public Affairs in North America recently announced an agreement to publish the RBC CASH Index (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household). More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of the Colombian company Napoleón Franco S.A., noted for its public affairs research but also big in mainstream MR. The buy gives the global group 20% of the country's MR market and a powerful all-round presence in Latin America. More
United Business Media (UBM) will offer exclusive talks to one of the three remaining bidders for NOP World, according to the UK's Financial Times. The three are GfK, Ipsos and the WPP Group - Aegis and TNS were recently eliminated from the bidding. More
Ipsos has acquired Chinese market research company Guangdong General Marketing Research Company Ltd. (GDMR). GDMR will become part of Ipsos China, making the latter the third largest Chinese survey based MR agency. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of two MR agencies in North America: Descarie & Complices and Shifrin Research Inc, based in Montreal and Manhattan respectively. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of Japan Statistics and Research Co Ltd (JSR). The global group already has a major presence in the market via Ipsos Novaction, specialists in forecasting, modelling and consulting, and combined revenues of the two companies will place it in Japan's Top 5 survey-based MR companies. More
Ipsos Australia has this week announced its acquisition of the assets of Melbourne-based TQA Research Pty. Ltd, lifting it into the Top 5 MR agencies in the Australian market. More
Ipsos has recently announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Hispania Research Corporation, a company based in Puerto Rico and Panama. More
Ipsos has announced a partnership with The Associated Press for national and international public opinion polling. Ipsos-Public Affairs, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is to conduct twice monthly national polls, occasional state polls and quarterly international polls for AP. More
Ipsos has acquired two Australian agencies, to operate under the existing Ipsos Australia banner. One is the Research Division of the NCS Pearson group, the Australian subsidiary of the British media group Pearson, specialists in data collection, software and systems, the other social research agency Mackay Research. More
Ipsos has this week announced the acquisition of Marketing Metrics (MMI), US-based specialist researchers in customer relationship and customer satisfaction management. More
Global MR agency Ipsos has announced 'significant growth and an improvement in its margins' in the first half of 2003, with revenue for the 6 months at 264.3m euros, up 8.1% compared with the first half of 2002 despite strong negative currency effects. More
Ipsos-RSL is to extend its winning Europe 2000 formula to Latin America. The Latin American Professionals and Executives Survey will be the first survey to enable planners and marketers to understand this audience in a consistent manner across the continent, with the survey expected to launch in September 2003. More
According to reports from Reuters, at least three active bidders remain in the auction to buy Interpublic Group's NFO market research unit after submitting offers of up to $550 million, and the winner is likely to be determined by who can get financing. More
Global agency Ipsos is to expand its presence in Asia having this week announced the acquisition of a significant equity in Japanese market research company, Lyncs Incorporated, and Chinese market research company, Feng & Associates Marketing Services. More
Global agency Ipsos has just acquired two major Swedish research companies: Eureka Marknadsfakta, specialising in marketing research, and Intervjubolaget dedicated to data collection and data processing. These latest acquisitions further strengthen the company's position in the Scandinavian market, where Ipsos has been represented by Ipsos-Imri since the beginning of the year. More
Ipsos has this week announced its acquisition of F-Squared, the Central and Eastern European custom researcher. According to the agreement, Ipsos will acquire all of the company's holdings. Set up in 1997, F-Squared has offices in Moscow, Warsaw, and Kyiv (Ukraine). More
Ipsos is to acquire top researcher Sample-INRA Group. The completed deal will propel Ipsos into a leading position among German survey-based companies. More
Ipsos-New Media Research has this week signed an exclusive agreement with Lunarstorm, Scandinavia's largest youth portal, hosting more than 950,000 registered members. The deal will allow the agency to research the so-called 'early adapting' Swedish population. More
The Ipsos group is busy increasing its footprint on the MR world. Its latest bid for a greater share of the cake comes with its acquisition of ACNielsen's Vantis operation, the US-based strategic marketing researcher. The newly-enlarged company will be known as Ipsos-Novaction & Vantis. More
French agency Ipsos is growing once more through the acquisition of a 40% stake in the Swedish company, IMRI. In addition, the Ipsos group will hold 51% of a new company to be set up in partnership with IMRI. Known as Ipsos-Imri, this new company will be entirely dedicated to marketing and communication research. More
French agency Ipsos has recently signed an agreement to acquire majority control of Novaction, a specialist marketing consultancy, now to be known as Ipsos-Novaction. More
The Ipsos group is planning to open a new US Public Affairs Polling Division, putting to use its recently acquired assets in the form of political pollsters Riehle Research. More
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