Taylor Nelson Sofres is planning to merge with GfK of Germany to create a combined London-based market research group with annual sales of £1.9bn. [30-Apr-2008]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is to acquire Compete Inc, the US digital market intelligence company, for an initial £38m. [04-Mar-2008]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Prospera Research, the Swedish market research firm. [18-Feb-2008]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired ID Magasin, the Leicestershire-based retail and shopper insight consultancy, for undisclosed terms. [28-Sep-2007]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired PressWatch, the German market research firm with annual sales of £2.4m. [04-Sep-2007]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Conversa Global, the New Zealand-based market research company with annual turnover of £5.6m. [04-Jul-2007]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Retail Forward, the US market research firm with annual revenue of about £4m. [12-Mar-2007]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Cymfony, the US media analysis company with 56 staff. [27-Feb-2007]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Sorensen Associates, the US market research company with annual sales of £2.5m. [20-Feb-2007]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Research Surveys, the South African custom research company with annual turnover of £7.4m. [15-Jan-2007]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired PressWatch Media, the London-based media information provider with 42 staff. [12-Jan-2007]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Time Research, the Chile-based market research company with 51 staff, for undisclosed terms. [13-Nov-2006]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Interscience Informacao, the Brazilian market research company, for undisclosed terms. [08-Mar-2005]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is to acquire a 75% stake in Area Investigacion, the Spanish market research company with 100 staff, and has an option to acquire the remaining 25%. [12-Feb-2004]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has sold MRM Promotional Services to a management buy-out for undisclosed terms, securing the future of 120 jobs, and MRM is seeking new premises in Leicestershire. [14-Aug-2003]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired NFO, the US market research business of Interpublic, for £264m. [15-May-2003]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Svenska Gallup, the Swedish market research company with 14 staff. [02-Aug-2002]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Evaliant Media Resources, the US-based provider of online advertising data with 17 staff. [12-Jun-2002]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired Elrick & Lavidge, the US marketing research company with annual turnover of $23m. [15-Apr-2002]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired the custom research division of Greenfield Online, in order to expand its TNS Intersearch business in the US. [05-Feb-2002]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is to acquire the broadcast monitoring division of BMC News, which has annual turnover of £1.9m, from Xtreme Group. [04-Feb-2002]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is to acquire Theatrical Entertainment Services and sister company RapidChek Reporting, the US supplier of cinema tracking services, for £26m. [09-Nov-2001]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is to acquire Sponsorship Information Services, the supplier of intelligence on sponsored events with 36 staff. [02-Oct-2001]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is to acquire Circulo Reider, the Mexican supplier of market information with 250 staff and annual turnover of £9m. [12-Jul-2001]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is to acquire MDC Research of Finland for £32m, which will expand its market research business in Scandinavia, Russia and the Baltic states. [31-Jan-2001]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired a 46% stake in Central Viewer Survey & Consulting Centre, the Chinese group that measures media viewing figures. [11-Dec-2000]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is seeking further acquisitions to expand its market research business, and is particularly interested in IT, health and vehicles. [12-Sep-2000]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is to acquire Competitive Media Reporting, the US advertising tracking service, for £56m. [13-Mar-2000]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has bought Scan-Fact Marketing, the Norwegian supplier of market information. [21-Oct-1999]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has has acquired NIPO, the Dutch market information group, for £13m. [03-Aug-1999]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired two US market research companies - Market Development and QCR Associates - for undisclosed terms. [29-Jun-1999]
Taylor Nelson Sofres has acquired a 60% stake in OBOP, the Polish market research company, and a 34% stake in British Balkan Social Surveys of Bulgaria. [02-Nov-1998]
Taylor Nelson Sofres is looking for acquisitions to expand its market information business into new countries such as Brazil, South Africa and the Netherlands. [22-Sep-1998]
Supermarket sales of own-label groceries are flattening out and some products have already begun to decline, according to new research from Taylor Nelson Sofres. [08-Aug-1998]
Taylor Nelson AGB is to acquire Sofres, the French market information company, for £119m, in order to improve the market research services offered to multinational companies. [19-Nov-1997]
Taylor Nelson AGB, the market research company, is continuing to expand overseas with a new office in the Czech Republic and further progress in Russia. [26-Mar-1996]
Taylor Nelson AGB has won an extra 2 years on its contract to measure TV audiences. [02-Nov-1995]