By Dan Lalor LONDON (Reuters UK) - Market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres TNS rejected an improved approach worth 1.08 billion pounds from WPPWPP, saying it preferred its proposed merger with German peer GfK GFKG. WPP's latest proposal, worth 260 pence per TNS share, ...
Now that Yahoo has escaped Microsoft's clutches, at least temporarily, its management will keep launching products (Buzz, Shine) and making deals (most famously, a two-week experiment Google) faster than ever. Today's deal is with the big advertising clearinghouse, WPP. "This deal with WPP is a natural...
CommonHealth today announced RebeccaFrederick has been promoted to the role of general manager at Conectics, aCommonHealth research and media planning services unit. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company and the world's leading healthcare-communications network. Ms. Frederick moves into this role from her prior position...
The investment vehicle owned by two scions of the German retail billionaire Herz family is tipped as a financial backer of a possible counter-offer for TNS by Nuremberg-based GfK. GfK's original plans for an all-share nil-premium merger with TNS were dissolved this week following a hostile bid...
HLS, the founding CommonHealthmedical-education unit, today announced the promotion of Mary Anderson topresident. Ms. Anderson advances to her new position from her previous rankof general manager. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is the world's leadinghealthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company. In her new role, Ms. Anderson will...
ASouthern Cross Healthcare 100p (up 15.75p, 18.69 per cent) Reports of bid interest from private equity. ABellway 434.75p (up 50.75p, 13.22 per cent) Housing sector rally. ATaylor Nelson Sofres 274.5p (up 26.5p, 10.69 per cent) Talk of possible GfK bid to counter WPP,...
The battle for TNS is hotting up: WPP has made a hostile 1.1bn bid for the company; the plans for a TNS-GfK merger have been pulled; and GfK is trying to put together private equity funding for an all-cash offer instead. Before the Takeover Panel's "put up...
LONDON AFP — German market research group Gfk said Wednesday that it was mulling a takeover bid for British peer Taylor Nelson Sofres after the pair ended their plans to merge. Gfk and TNS announced they were scrapping their planned tie-up, in a statement issued Wednesday a few...
LONDON, July 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the light of the recent 260p per share approach and claims made by WPP, David Lowden, Chief Executive of TNS, gives a short video interview on the proposed merger with GfK. This programming is not for release, publication or distribution in...
The fight over TNS, the market research group, is to be brought to a head, after The Takeover Panel set a "put up or shut up" deadline for WPP to confirm whether it is to make a third offer for the company by the middle of next week. ...
HLS, the founding CommonHealthmedical-education unit, today announced two promotions and four new hires. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is the world's leadinghealthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company. Promotions Gregg Machak has been promoted from vice president, creative services, tosenior vice president, creative services. In his new post,...
WPP, the advertising giant, is calling for clarification about the legal role of the Bavarian not-for-profit group with a major shareholding in GfK with regards to the proposed nil-premium merger between the German company and TNS. WPP's two bids for TNS have been rejected by the board...
Coverage Debuts With Live Streaming of This Week's Olympic Trials; NBC to Deliver 2,200 Hours of Live Action from Beijing Olympics, August 8-24, 2008 NEW YORK -- Schematic, a WPP Digital company, announced today its development of the groundbreaking Web video player anchoring NBC's online coverage of the...
- H&K commits to 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2010* - Global network will focus on energy efficiency, waste and transport policies - 77% of the workforce already signed up to the Manifesto NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill & Knowlton...
Two complementary agencies with best-in-class skills unite; Alignment with other WPP companies further enhances service offering NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WPP public relations agencies Cohn & Wolfe and GCI Group have merged to create a dynamic global agency singularly-suited to the transformed communications...
The Sapir Organization today announced that WPP's Enfatico, the global marketing services firm being built from the ground up with Dell Inc. as its first client, has signed a 98,175 s/f ease at 11 Madison Avenue to serve as the firm's worldwide headquarters. "It is wonderful that a...
MOSINEE, Wis. -- Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) will release 2008 second-quarter financial results on Monday, July 28, 2008, after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will hold a Webcast to discuss earnings and current market conditions at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, July 29. ...
HLS, the founding medical-education unit ofCommonHealth, today announced five promotions and one new hire. CommonHealth ( www.commonhealth.com ) is the world's leadinghealthcare-communications network and a WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) ( www.wpp.com )company. Promotions Cindi DaRin has advanced from senior vice president, operations, to seniorvice president, business management. In her new role,...
'Building a company is the nearest thing a man can do to giving birth and nurturing a child to maturity, ' says Sir Martin Sorrell, the founder and chief executive of WPP. 'Nobody has a bigger emotional connection with this business than I do.' That statement gives a clue to...
