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Kantar Acquires Press Index

On July 13, 2012, Kantar acquired publishing company Press Index from Butler Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kantar’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Kantar’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-07-13
Target Press Index
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Kantar
Sellers(s) Butler Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Press Index

Boulogne, France
Press Index operates as a media monitoring agency worldwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kantar

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

Kantar is a data, research, consulting and analytics business which offers insights into the views of customers and consumers in over 100 countries. WPP launched Kantar by consolidating its existing market research businesses, and has added significantly to its reach and capabilities since then through a combination of acquisitions, partnerships and internal product development. Kantar was founded in 1993 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 11
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 10
Country: France M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-06 The Mattson Jack Group

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

The Mattson Jack Group, Inc. is a healthcare consultancy. The Mattson Jack Group, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-23 Benenson Strategy Group

New York, New York, United States

Benenson Strategy Group LLC is a research consultancy that advises corporations, heads of state, and institutions.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Butler Capital Partners

Paris, France
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1991
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Butler Capital Partners is a private investment firm that targets investments in France and Western Europe. Areas of interest include consumer products, transportation, business services, textiles, distribution, food, industrial products, marketing, and entertainment. Butler Capital is formed in 1991 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 25
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 8
Country: France M&A 19 of 24
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 Sernam Xpress SAS

Clichy, France

Sernam Xpress SAS is a provider of freight transportation and logistics services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 Virgin Stores SA

Paris, France

Virgin Stores SA operates a chain of music and book stores.

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