New York, NY, March 5, 2021 – Nielsen Holdings plc (“Nielsen”) (NYSE: NLSN) announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of NielsenIQ to affiliates of Advent International, in partnership with James “Jim” Peck. NielsenIQ is Nielsen’s former Global Connect business.
David Kenny, Nielsen Chief Executive Officer said, “We thank the entire NielsenIQ team for their invaluable commitment and contributions over the years. We look forward to continuing a strong working relationship with them.
“This is a transformative time for Nielsen. We have redesigned our products, our business platform, and our operating model, positioning Nielsen to better deliver the solutions our clients need in the rapidly changing global media ecosystem. We are now fully aligned around three essential solutions–Audience Measurement, Audience Outcomes and Gracenote Content Services—that are designed to drive growth by leveraging a single media platform across a global digital-first footprint.”
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Guggenheim Securities, LLC acted as financial advisors to Nielsen, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Clifford Chance LLP, DLA Piper, and Baker McKenzie acted as legal advisors to Nielsen.
ABOUT NIELSEN
Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE: NLSN) ist ein weltweit führendes Daten- und Analyseunternehmen, das ein ganzheitliches und objektives Verständnis der Medienbranche bietet. Mit seinem Angebot in den Bereichen Reichweitenmessung, Publikumsresultate und Inhalte bietet Nielsen seinen Kunden und Partnern einfache Lösungen für komplexe Fragen und optimiert den Wert ihrer Investitionen und Wachstumsstrategien. Nielsen ist das einzige Unternehmen, das de-duplizierte, medienübergreifende Publikumsmessungen anbieten kann. Für Nielsen und seine Kunden ist Audience is EverythingTM, und Nielsen setzt sich dafür ein, dass jede Stimme zählt.
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ABOUT ADVENT INTERNATIONAL
Advent International wurde 1984 gegründet und ist einer der größten und erfahrensten globalen Private-Equity-Investoren. Das Unternehmen hat in über 350 Private-Equity-Transaktionen in 41 Ländern investiert und verfügte zum 30. September 2020 über ein verwaltetes Vermögen von 66,2 Milliarden US-Dollar. Mit 15 Büros in 12 Ländern hat Advent ein global integriertes Team von über 200 Investmentexperten in Nordamerika, Europa, Lateinamerika und Asien aufgebaut. Das Unternehmen konzentriert sich auf Investitionen in fünf Kernsektoren, darunter Unternehmens- und Finanzdienstleistungen, Gesundheitswesen, Industrie, Einzelhandel, Konsum und Freizeit sowie Technologie. Nach 35 Jahren im internationalen Investmentgeschäft ist Advent weiterhin bestrebt, gemeinsam mit den Managementteams ein nachhaltiges Umsatz- und Ertragswachstum für seine Portfoliounternehmen zu erzielen.
For more information, visit: www.adventinternational.com or www.linkedin.com/company/advent-international.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes information that could constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include those set forth above relating to the sale by Nielsen of NielsenIQ, our former Global Connect business, to affiliates of Advent International Corporation, as well as those that may be identified by words such as “will,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results and events could differ materially from what presently is expected. Factors leading thereto may include, without limitation, the risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and financial markets, the uncertainties relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nielsen’s business, the failure of our new business strategy in accomplishing our objectives, conditions in the markets Nielsen is engaged in, behavior of customers, suppliers and competitors, technological developments, as well as legal and regulatory rules affecting Nielsen’s business and other specific risk factors that are outlined in our disclosure filings and materials, which you can find on http://beta.nielsen.com/investors, such as our 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please consult these documents for a more complete understanding of these risks and uncertainties. This list of factors is not intended to be exhaustive. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this communication, and we assume no obligation to update any written or oral forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf as a result of new information, future events or other factors, except as required by law.
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