CHICAGO and NEW YORK — Aug. 26, 2024 - Circana™ , a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, today announced it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire NCSolutions (NCS), the joint venture between Nielsen and Catalina that improves advertising effectiveness, and Nielsen’s Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) business.
With these two acquisitions, Circana will expand its media measurement capabilities while also increasing its marketing mix modeling and unified measurement solutions and footprint. As a result, clients of all three organizations will gain broader access to audience targeting, media measurement, in-flight optimization, and clean room solutions. Additionally, this combination will increase efficiency and offer better products and services to fuel clients’ growth via more targeted and impactful advertising.
“We are excited to welcome NCSolutions and Nielsen’s Marketing Mix Modeling business to Circana to expand and enhance our media capabilities for our clients,” said Kirk Perry, president and chief executive officer of Circana. “Both businesses have incredible expertise, solutions, and clients that, when combined with Circana’s data and technology assets, will fuel clients’ growth.”
“NCSolutions and Nielsen’s Marketing Mix Modeling are strong businesses that deliver spectacular value for clients,” said Karthik Rao, chief executive officer of Nielsen. “As Nielsen focuses on expanding its leadership position in audience measurement and content data, we’re thrilled that the tremendous leadership and passionate teams at NCS and MMM can continue to accelerate their growth through synergies within Circana.”
Both businesses eventually will be integrated into Circana’s Media team. Circana’s Media team works with advertisers and their agencies to plan, target, activate, measure, and optimize media spend. Its media solutions portfolio is built on a robust enterprise technology platform, actionable CPG and general merchandise shopper, sales, and causal data sets, and advanced analytics.
The transactions are expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals and the completion of any required information and consultation obligations, including any works councils’ processes.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Dentons acted as legal advisors to Circana. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as lead financial advisor to Nielsen. Bank of America Securities also acted as a financial advisor. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Baker McKenzie, and DLA Piper acted as legal advisors to Nielsen. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as legal advisor to Catalina.
Informazioni su Circana
Circana is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Through superior technology, advanced analytics, cross-industry data, and deep expertise, we provide clarity that helps almost 7,000 of the world’s leading brands and retailers take action and unlock business growth. We understand more about the complete consumer, the complete store, and the complete wallet so our clients can go beyond the data to apply insights, ignite innovation, meet consumer demand, and outpace the competition. Learn more at circana.com.
Informazioni su NCS
NCSolutions (NCS) fa funzionare meglio la pubblicità. Grazie al rigore scientifico e alla tecnologia all'avanguardia, NCS consente all'ecosistema CPG di creare e distribuire pubblicità più efficaci. Grazie all'approccio collaudato di NCS, i marchi ottengono un'ottimizzazione continua ovunque appaiano gli annunci, attraverso soluzioni di targeting del pubblico e di misurazione delle vendite basate sugli acquisti.
Informazioni su Catalina
Catalina è leader nella shopper intelligence e nei media in-store, televisivi e digitali mirati che personalizzano il viaggio dell'acquirente. Grazie a un database di acquirenti in tempo reale senza rivali e a una scienza dei dati ottimizzata dall'intelligenza artificiale, Catalina aiuta i rivenditori, i marchi CPG e le agenzie a ottimizzare ogni fase della pianificazione, dell'esecuzione e della misurazione dei mezzi di comunicazione, per fornire ogni anno oltre 6 miliardi di dollari di valore ai consumatori. Con sedi negli Stati Uniti, in Costa Rica e in Europa, Catalina non ha altra priorità che garantire la privacy e la sicurezza dei dati affidati all'azienda e mantenere la fiducia dei consumatori.
Informazioni sulla modellazione del marketing mix di Nielsen
Nielsen Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) consente ai clienti di valutare l'impatto dei loro investimenti, di capire cosa funziona e di ottimizzare di conseguenza i budget di marketing. Fornisce informazioni critiche sul ROI del marketing utilizzando modelli di performance leader del settore per copertura e granularità dei dati, per aiutare i nostri clienti a prendere decisioni di marketing attuali e future con fiducia.
Informazioni su Nielsen
Nielsen is a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics. Through our understanding of people and their behaviors across all channels and platforms, we empower our clients with independent and actionable intelligence so they can connect and engage with their global audiences—now and into the future. Learn more at www.nielsen.com and connect with us on social media (X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook e Instagram).
Media Contacts
Circana: shelley.hughes@circana.com
Nielsen: carole.robinson@nielsen.com
Catalina: mediarelations@catalina.com
