Datamonitor is an international company providing

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, data analysis, and opinion via a worldwide network of in-house analysts. The company tracks Automotive, Consumer Markets, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Logistics & Express, Pharmaceutical & Healthcare, Retail, Technology, Sourcing and Telecommunications markets. Its website claims to have over 6,000 clients, which it helps make strategic and operational decisions. Datamonitor was acquired in 2007 by

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for £513 million in cash.

History

The company was founded in 1989 by Mike Danson and Doug Wilson, with its first report covering the UK Frozen Food Industry. The company then expanded its coverage to include a number of markets and industries, having secured further business intelligence companies. In 1995, it expanded into the U.S. market by opening an office in

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. In 1999, it opened an office in

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, and

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. In November 2000 Datamonitor went public on the

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. In 2007, Datamonitor was acquired by

( FTSE: INF) in 2007 for £513 million in cash, a surprisingly large amount considering it was "a multiple of more than seven times Datamonitor’s revenue". In 2011, Informa closed down Datamonitor offices in

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, and

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, which had been opened in 2006 and 2007, respectively. In February 2015, parent company Informa wrote down Datamonitor's value of by almost 40%, and Informa CEO Stephen Carter said that it was considering selling "some of the 'consumer forecasting' businesses that were part of the Datamonitor deal". On July 27, 2015,

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, a business chaired by Datamonitor founder Mike Danson, announced that it had agreed to acquire Datamonitor Financial, Datamonitor Consumer, MarketLine and Verdict businesses from Informa for a combined cash price of £25m. Datamonitor Healthcare and Datamonitor Energy remain businesses of Informa plc.

Acquired companies

* Computerwire (2002) * Productscan Online (2004) * eBenchmarkers (2004) * Butler Research Group (2005) * Verdict Research (2005) * Ovum Ltd. (2006) * Life Science Analytics (2006) * Brown Wilson Group (2009) * Packtrack (2010)"Datamonitor Group Acquires Research Organization Pack-Track"
''Package Design Magazine'', 5 May 2010 Many of the acquired companies continue to have an independent brand presence within Datamonitor.

References

External links

Company website
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