Private-Equity Firms Finalising Bid for VNU, Report Says

Amsterdam -- According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, a
group of seven private-equity firms is preparing a €7.3-billion ($8.6
billion) bid for VNU, a Netherlands-based media firm. The report
said the group includes AlpInvest Partners of the Netherlands,
Permira Advisers of the U.K., Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group,
Hellman & Friedman, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Thomas
H. Lee Partners. VNU owns Nielsen ratings service, ACNielsen, as
well as a number of media outlets including Billboard and the
Hollywood Reporter.
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