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...Aegis received £525m from the sale of Synovate, its market research unit, to Ipsos last July. It plans to return round £200m of that to shareholders as a special dividend....
...Duoyuan Global Water Inc. (DGWIY), rated a “strong sell” by Muddy Waterswhen it initiated coverage in April last year, rallied 11 percent to 30 cents....
...Doughty Hanson has emerged as a potential bidder for Synovate, the market research arm of marketing services group Aegis, valuing it potentially at as much as £600m....
...As of the fourth quarter of 2010, the average APR for borrowers with an excellent record of paying was 12.97 per cent, according to Synovate....
...Publicis was also reported to be planning an offer once Aegis completed the sale of Synovate, its market research arm....
...nation pledges ‘significant cuts’ - Drought may cost UK farmers £400 million - Southern Cross forced to shed 180 care homes to survive - Ipsos Group leads the chase for market researcher Synovate...
...Synovate, a China-based auto consultancy, estimates there could be 10m telematics users by 2015....
...Aegis was up 2.6 per cent to 152½p on reports that it had “all but agreed” the sale of its Synovate market research division to Ipsos for about £500m....
...Others may lower prices in the short term, says Klaus Paur, automotive analyst at Synovate, an automotive consultancy in Shanghai....
...Tim Denison of Synovate, a market research company, said: “We fully anticipate this week to be the busiest of the year.”...
...Synovate, Aegis’ market research unit, returned to profitability, with revenues up 1.3 per cent at constant currencies, “well ahead” of Aegis’ own expectations. Shares rose 0.3p to 111.7p....
...Analysts said Aegis Media’s performance was ahead of expectations but there was a greater decline in revenues than forecast at Synovate, Aegis’ market research business....
...Analysts speculate that GfK or Ipsos, the European market research groups, could be interested in Synovate, its market research arm, worth an estimated £350m ($575m)....
...John Napier, Aegis chairman, was said to be lining up Merrill Lynch to carry out a strategic review, leading to speculation its Synovate market research unit could be sold or split out Vincent Bolloré’s...
...About 70 per cent of Synovate’s business is customised research, where revenues are less predictable than syndicated research....
...The strategy suggests that Mr Bolloré, whose Groupe Bolloré owns 29 per cent of Aegis, has pursued the UK-listed group for its research business, Synovate, as well as for its media buying units....
...Synovate, its market research operation, reported underlying revenue growth of 8.7 per cent, helped by strong performances in the Americas and Asia-Pacific region....
...“Record net new business and our digital capability in Aegis Media, along with a healthy order book at Synovate [the research arm], underpin our prospects for above-industry organic growth and further good...
...It published its Q1 trading update and Sir Martin Sorrell said he was still interested in Synovate, the market research arm of Aegis....
...The market research arm of its business, Synovate, which accounts for the remaining third of group revenues, delivered strong organic revenue growth of 10.8 per cent....
...WPP’s real interest seems to be in Synovate, Aegis’ market research arm....
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