M&A Deal Summary

XTEL Group Acquires Perfect Category

On September 30, 2025, XTEL Group acquired business services company Perfect Category from Kantar

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is XTEL Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is XTEL Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-09-30
Target Perfect Category
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) XTEL Group
Sellers(s) Kantar
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Perfect Category

United Kingdom
Perfect Category delivers advanced category management solutions for global customers, helping clients optimize shelf space, planograms, and retail storytelling through predictive analytics and virtual reality.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

XTEL Group

Casalecchio di Reno, Italy

Category Company
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

XTEL Group is a provider of trade promotion management and optimization software and services to the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry. XTEL Group is based in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 8 of 8
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: United Kingdom M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-17 Kantar Media

Chambourcy, France

Kantar Media provides critical information that helps its clients make better communications decisions. It enables the world’s leading brands, publishers, agencies, and industry bodies to navigate and succeed in a rapidly evolving media industry. Its services and data include analysis of paid media opportunities; counsel on brand reputation, corporate management and consumer engagement through owned media; and evaluating consumers’ reactions to earned media. Kantar Media is based in Chambourcy, France.

Sell $1.0B