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VNU Courts Investors To OK IMS Deal

VNU NV is considering radical measures to win support from institutional shareholders skeptical about its $7 billion deal to buy IMS Health Inc., according to a media report Thursday. To appease those investors, VNU could sell its business-information unit, which publishes trade magazines such as Hollywood Reporter and Billboard and organizes trade fairs, The Journal reported, adding such a sale could bring more than $1.2 billion.

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