VNU Buying IMS Health for $6.9B

July 10, 2005

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VNU agreed on Monday to buy healthcare data provider IMS Health Inc. for $6.9 billion in cash and shares, expanding into a new, more profitable market after the Dutch media group struggled to meet targets for its core market research unit.

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