WPP plc, Bain Capital and Kantar Group

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.
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,
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.
Kantar parent Bain Capital and WPP to consider break up of group, sale of Worldpanel
If the potential $6.5 billlion sale goes through, Kantar would continue to be an independent consultancy, said news reports
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.
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