HIG screens bid in race for TV ratings firm Kantar Media

HIG Europe submits offer for Kantar Media

Private equity firm HIG Europe makes a £1B bid for Kantar Media, a TV ratings firm partly owned by WPP, according to Sky News.

HIG screens bid in race for TV ratings firm Kantar Media

The private equity backer of one of Britain's biggest corporate restructuring firms has become the leading contender to buy Kantar Media, the company which measures Britain's TV ratings.

HIG Screens Bid In Race For TV Ratings Firm Kantar Media - Great Yorkshire Radio

Sky News has learnt that HIG Europe has submitted a formal offer for Kantar Media, which is reported to be valued by its parent company’s shareholders at about £1bn. HIG’s offer was said by banking sources on Monday to be “serious and credible”, although people close to Kantar Group cautioned that there was no certainty that a deal would be struck. Kantar Media – which has a long-term contract in the UK with Barb Audiences – measures ratings dat…

Ipsos will not submit offer to acquire Kantar Media

December 5, 2024 — After careful review of a potential acquisition of Kantar Media, Ipsos has, at this time, decided not to submit a binding offer.