Doughty Hanson Interested in Synovate

Buyout shop Doughty Hanson is interested in buying Synovate, the market research unit of British marketing company Aegis, Reuters reported, citing a story in the Sunday Telegraph. Wyvern Partners is acting as financial advisor to the firm, Reuters said. Aegis had said last week that it was in talks with French group Ipsos about a sale. The Telegraph reported that Aegis was close to selling Synovate to Ipsos for about 520 million pounds ($835 million).

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