User:Wikipediatastic/Datamonitor
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Market Research |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Mike Danson |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Mark Meek |
| Products | Market research reports |
| Website | http://www.Datamonitor.com/ |
Datamonitor is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes market research on a number of different industries. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.
Overview[edit]
The company was founded in 1989 by Mike Danson with its first report covering the UK Frozen Food Industry. The company gradually expanded and acquired other market research companies until it was acquired by Informa in 2007 for £502m.[1]
Industries covered [2][edit]
- Automotive
- Consumer packaged goods
- Energy & sustainability
- Financial Services
- Logistics & Express
- Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
- Retail
- Sourcing
- Technology
- Telecoms
Acquired companies[edit]
- Computerwire (2002)
- Productscan Online (2004)
- eBenchmarkers (2004)
- Butler Research Group (2005)
- Verdict Research (2005)[3]
- Ovum Ltd. (2006)
- Life Science Analytics (2006)
- Brown Wilson Group (2009) [4]
- Packtrack (2010)[5]
Many of these acquired companies continue to have an independent brand presence within Datamonitor although in 2009 the company combined its IT and telcoms brands (Ovum, eBenchmarkets and Butler Research Group) under the Ovum brand. [6]
References[edit]
- ^ Bland, Ben. "Informa agrees to buy Datamonitor for £502m" Telegraph, 14 May, 2007
- ^ Datamonitor About Us Page Datamonitor, Accessed 20 October 2010
- ^ Shah, Saeed"Retailing guru nets £4.7m from sale of Verdict" Independent, 19 May, 2005
- ^ "http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/203026166.html" Entrepeneur.com, May 2009
- ^ Datamonitor Group Acquires Research Organization Pack-Track Package Design Magazine, 5 May, 2010
- ^ SageCircle"Ovum-Datamonitor Restructuring: Sufficient Critical Mass to Take on the “Big Two”?" SageCircle August 14, 2009