Scangroup bids for major stake in rival Kantar TNS

Bharat Thakrar, WPP Scangroup CEO. file photo | nmg

Kenya’s listed Pan-African advertising and public relations firm WPP Scangroup has acquired a majority stake in rival Kantar TNS in a deal whose pricing was not immediately available.

WPP Scangroup said in a disclosure statement to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) that it had reached an agreement allowing it to acquire a majority stake in Research and Marketing Group Investment Limited, which trades as Kantar TNS.

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