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| Acquiring Party | VNU (the Netherlands), a provider of consumer, marketing and media information and analysis. |
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| Transferring Party | IMS Health, a provider of information and consulting for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. |
| Sector | Data Management/ Healthcare IT |
| Date | July 11, 2005 |
| Analysis Results in a company providing market intelligence to three major industries: consumer packaged goods, healthcare, and media and entertainment. The merger will also accelerate the development of advisory and consulting capabilities. Merger value about $7.0 billion on pro forma combined revenues of about $5.6 billion. | |
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