WPP plc, Bain Capital and Kantar Group

WPP, Bain Capital plan breakup and sale of Kantar Group, FT reports
WPP (NYSE:WPP) and Bain Capital plan to split market research company Kantar Group in preparation for a sale, the Financial Times reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The owners previously weighed an initial public offering for the company,
Bain and WPP to break up research company Kantar
Multibillion-dollar market research group Kantar is set to be broken up and sold by owners Bain and WPP, shifting from a plan to pursue a stock exchange flotation of the company over worries about the weak market for public offerings.
Kantar Owners Bain, WPP Plan Break Up and Sale of Group, FT Says
Bain Capital and WPP Plc are planning to break up and sell market research company Kantar Group, the Financial Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
WPP and Bain mull sale of Kantar Worldpanel data division for $6.5bn
In 2019, WPP sold a 60% stake in Kantar to Bain Capital, originally valuing Kantar at £3.2bn, with long-term goals to transform the market research company into a brand strategy consultancy.
WPP & Bain Could Be Putting Kantar’s Worldpanel Data Arm Up For Sale
Find $10 billion down the couch over the weekend and don't fancy a new Ferrari or two? You could do worse than this.
Kantar owners eye break-up of group, $6.5 billion Worldpanel sale, reports say
Market research group Kantar's owners are exploring the sale of its Worldpanel division for 5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) or more, Sky News reported on Sunday, while in a separate report the Financial Times said Kantar is set to be broken up and sold.
Coca-Cola’s $700m account review is a timely test of WPP’s media model
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WPP woe advertises scope for shiny buyout
Advertiser WPP is short on good news for investors. In a best-case scenario, CEO Mark Read reckons the $9 billion UK firm can ...
WPP's (LON:WPP) Solid Earnings Have Been Accounted For Conservatively
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WPP shares slump as revenue worsens and headcount drops by 6000
WPP, with a 1% decline, was the last of the big four groups to report annual revenues. Publicis Groupe increased organic revenues by 5.8%, Omnicom grew 5.2% (although it does not deduct pass-through ...
WPP advances Thursday, outperforms market
WPP PLC closed 30.17% below its 52-week high of £9.03, which the company achieved on December 9th.
Coca-Cola Co. reviews US media with incumbent WPP and Publicis
Coca-Cola Co. is nearing the end of a closed review of its U.S. media account, with incumbent WPP and rival Publicis Groupe ...
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Publicis challenges WPP’s Open X for Coca-Cola media
WPP is defending the North American media part of its flagship $4bn exclusive marketing deal with Coca-Cola against Publicis, ...
WPP's Anna Quinn to head ad sales at Are Media
Publisher Are Media has appointed Anna Quinn, the local managing director of WPP's Hogarth, director of sales. She will from ...