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VNU N.V. |
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NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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Primedia to Snap Up Inside
Mar 29 2001 03:20 PM PST
Primedia Lays Off 160
Mar 16 2001 03:48 PM PST
PROFILE |
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This company has a nose for industry news and information. VNU is one of the leading market research and business information publishers in the world, with holdings that include the US-based ACNielsen (the world's #1 market research firm), Nielsen Media Research (US television ratings), BPI Communications ("Adweek, Billboard"), and Miller Freeman (trade shows). Other operations include directory publishing and consumer information gathering. VNU has subsidiaries active in 100 countries; the US accounts for more than 45% of revenue. To focus on business information and services, the company agreed to sell its consumer magazine operations in 2001 and is looking to dispose of its educational publishing unit.
COMPETITION |
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DEALS |
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Deal: VNU Buys ACNielsen
Date Announced: 12.18.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 2300
Description: Dutch media firm buys U.S.-based audience measurement and analysis firm; ACNielsen will be reunited with Nielsen Media Ratings, which is also owned by VNU.
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STOCK ANALYSIS |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 3,186.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 12.7%
Employees: 18,720
Revenue per employee: $170,240.38
KEY PEOPLE |
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R. F. van den Bergh
CEO
David Berger
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Ceylonpoort 5-25
2037 AA Haarlem, The Netherlands
Phone: 31-23-546-34-63
Fax: 31-23-546-39-38
Online: Web Site
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