Bonnier Business Information will take control of D&B businesses covering Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
The D&B businesses, formerly known as Dun & Bradstreet, will sit with Bonnier Business Information, one of Bonnier's six divisions, which offers digital business information. The businesses will also retain their D&B branding.
Bonnier intends to make a substantial investment in the newly acquired businesses to further improve data quality and IT infrastructure.
Hugh Bessant, managing director of Prospect Swetenhams, said: "Our depth of content in business-to-business data is growing all of the time. Coupled with Bonnier's continued investment in both IT and data quality, this will ensure that we are a major pan-European player in all our core business areas -- namely direct marketing, credit and business information."
The move follows Bonnier's acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet's Scandinavian businesses in 2003.
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