UBM considers approaches for NOP World

Publishing group United Business Media (UBM) today said it was investigating a number of approaches to buy its market research business NOP World.

The interest emerged after UBM said last month it was reviewing its options for the business, which is best known for its political polls in the UK and US.

UBM, which runs a string of business titles and owns the news distribution operation PR Newswire, said its performance had been helped by the success of recent bolt-on acquisitions, as well as investment in multi-media. That was highlighted by a 33% rise in online revenues.