Opinion poll agency Ipsos buys out only Dutch competitor I&O

The two main polling organisations in the Netherlands are to join forces after multinational market research company Ipsos bought out I&O Research. French-based Ipsos, which employs 20,000 people worldwide including 165 in Amsterdam, announced the merger in a press release on Tuesday. “This acquisition is an important step that fits our strategy of strengthening our presence in the public sector,” said Ipsos CEO Ben Page. The smaller I&O Research, founded in 1996, has around 100 staff at its offices in...