The Week: City news - TNS and GfK agree merger
TNS has agreed terms for a merger with its German market research rival GfK, after rejecting bids from WPP Group.
Under the terms of the deal, TNS will offer 11.74 new shares for each
GfK share and both companies will own 50 per cent of the combined
business.
The new company, which will be called GfK-TNS, will be the world's
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second-largest market research firm after Nielsen, with offices in 111
countries. The merger is expected to create cost savings of around
£76 million by the end of the third full year following the
completion of the deal.
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