We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest European companies news every morning. VNU and IMS Health have abandoned their hopes of pushing through their merger in its current form ...

Dutch publishing company VNU NV, owner of the Nielsen’s TV ratings service, called off its planned $6.8 billion takeover of U.S. health care data provider IMS Health Inc. on Thursday due to opposition ...

Dutch publisher VNU NV, the owner of Nielsen’s television ratings, said Wednesday its supervisory and executive boards have agreed to a $8.9 billion (7.5 billion euros) buyout offer from a group of ...

VNU Group said Tuesday that it has hired Jon Mandel as CEO of NielsenConnect, a new unit of VNU that will connect the company's information divisions in an effort to "follow the consumer." By Paul J.

VNU Group has named Nielsen Media Research president and CEO Susan Whiting to the newly created post of VNU executive vp. By Paul J. Gough, The Associated Press VNU Group has named Nielsen Media ...

VNU tweaks deal to soothe CDS fears on facebook (opens in a new window) VNU tweaks deal to soothe CDS fears on linkedin (opens in a new window) ...

VNU, the market research and media conglomerate whose properties include Nielsen ratings, Billboard and Hollywood Reporter, on Wednesday named coveted General Electric Co. veteran David Calhoun as its ...

Dutch publisher and market research giant VNU NV on Wednesday said it agreed to be acquired by a group of six private equity firms including Blackstone Group and Carlyle Group for about $8.94 billion ...

Information and media group VNU is changing its name to The Nielsen Company. Among the changes to come along with the rebranding effort will be the launch of a new corporate Web site and graphic ...

Billboard parent VNU, a global information and media company based in the Netherlands, has agreed to be acquired by a consortium of six private equity investors. The offer values VNU's equity at… By ...