Ipsos receives competition clearance to acquire infas to create a major player in market, opinion and social research in Germany
December 20 2024 - 10:43AM
Ipsos receives competition clearance to
acquire infas to create a major player in market,
opinion and social research in Germany
Paris, Hamburg, 20 December 2024
- Ipsos, one of the world’s leading
market research companies, received today merger control clearance
from German authorities for the acquisition of infas, following the
voluntary public takeover offer process launched in August 2024.
The operation is now set to be completed at the beginning of
January 2025.Following completion Ipsos will operate in Germany
under the name Ipsos infas. With their respective skills and
business areas, the combined teams – representing around 800
employees and 6 locations in Germany - will be able to offer an
even broader range of innovative research services.
Ben Page, CEO of Ipsos,
declared: “With this strategic move, we continue to
reinforce our pivotal position in public sector and government
research, with 4 acquisitions in this space since 2023. Ipsos infas
will bring our German clients global reach and local expertise
across both public and private sectors”.
Dr Christoph Preuß, CEO Ipsos Germany,
added: “This transaction reflects Ipsos' commitment to
helping its clients understand German society's evolutions. We look
forward to welcome the talented teams of infas as our ambition is
to become together one of the leading players in market, opinion
and social research in the country.”
Menno Smid, CEO of infas-Holding AG,
stated: “Through the combination with Ipsos, we are
delighted that we will find an environment in which infas’ special
expertise for challenging and complex studies in social research
and the associated high quality standards are understood and valued
– to the benefit of our clients, employees and panelists. Being
part of Ipsos and benefiting from the associated synergies will
also enable us to further develop our methodological expertise and
build on these strengths at an international level.”
Following completion of the takeover in January
2025, Ipsos will hold 96.6 % of the shares in infas Holding
Aktiengesellschaft. Ipsos will then fulfil the requirements for a
squeeze-out procedure under takeover law, which is anticipated in
order to integrate the infas Group into the Ipsos Group.
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and qualitative or observational techniques.
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ambition to help our 5,000 clients navigate with confidence our
rapidly changing world.
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