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.
SU NIELSEN
Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE: NLSN) è un'azienda leader a livello mondiale nel campo dei dati e dell'analisi che fornisce una comprensione olistica e obiettiva del settore dei media. Con un'offerta che spazia dalla misurazione dell'audience, ai risultati dell'audience e ai contenuti, Nielsen offre ai suoi clienti e partner soluzioni semplici a domande complesse e ottimizza il valore dei loro investimenti e delle loro strategie di crescita. È l'unica azienda in grado di offrire una misurazione dell'audience crossmediale de-duplicata. Per Nielsen e i suoi clienti, l'audience è tuttoTM e Nielsen si impegna a garantire che ogni voce conti.
An S&P 500 company, Nielsen offers measurement and analytics service in nearly 60 countries. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.
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INFORMAZIONI SU ADVENT INTERNATIONAL
Fondata nel 1984, Advent International è uno dei maggiori e più esperti investitori globali di private equity. L'azienda ha investito in oltre 350 operazioni di private equity in 41 Paesi e, al 30 settembre 2020, aveva 66,2 miliardi di dollari di asset in gestione. Con 15 uffici in 12 Paesi, Advent ha creato un team integrato a livello globale di oltre 200 professionisti degli investimenti in Nord America, Europa, America Latina e Asia. L'azienda si concentra sugli investimenti in cinque settori chiave, tra cui servizi commerciali e finanziari, assistenza sanitaria, industria, commercio al dettaglio, beni di consumo e tempo libero e tecnologia. Dopo 35 anni dedicati agli investimenti internazionali, Advent rimane impegnata a collaborare con i team di gestione per garantire una crescita sostenuta dei ricavi e degli utili delle società in portafoglio.
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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