infoUSA Completes Acquisition of Opinion Research Corporation
Monday, 06 February 2006
infoUSA, provider of proprietary business and consumer databases and sales leads, on December 4 announced that the company has completed its previously announced acquisition of Opinion Research Corporation.
Opinion Research shareholders approved the sale of the Company at a special meeting held today. Opinion Research Corporation will remain headquartered in Princeton, NJ and will continue to operate independently as part of infoUSA.
infoUSA Founder, Chairman and CEO Vin Gupta stated, "Market research and database marketing go hand in hand, and both activities are part of the sales and marketing departments of corporations. The combination of Opinion Research and infoUSA will provide cross-selling opportunities. The completion of this transaction is an important step forward in our strategic growth plan and it will create value for all infoUSA shareholders."