WPP's Kantar Sells Center Partners to Qualfon
May 07 2014 - 1:03PM
Dow Jones News
By Rory Gallivan
LONDON-- Advertising group WPP PLC (WPP.LN) Wednesday said that
its research arm Kantar has sold call center business Center
Partners to business outsourcing and call center service provider
Qualfon for an undisclosed fee.
Center Partners employs about 2,500 people in six contact
centers in the U.S. and posted revenue of $110 million for 2013,
WPP said.
"The decision to divest the company will allow Kantar to focus
on its core data investment management business," it added.
WPP shares closed flat Wednesday at 1,268 pence, valuing the
company at 16.9 billion pounds ($28.61 billion).
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