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
닐슨 홀딩스(뉴욕증권거래소: NLSN)는 미디어 산업에 대한 총체적이고 객관적인 이해를 제공하는 선도적인 글로벌 데이터 및 분석 기업입니다. 시청률 측정, 시청률 결과 및 콘텐츠를 아우르는 서비스를 통해 닐슨은 고객과 파트너에게 복잡한 질문에 대한 간단한 솔루션을 제공하고 투자 및 성장 전략의 가치를 최적화합니다. 또한 중복 제거된 크로스 미디어 오디언스 측정을 제공할 수 있는 유일한 기업입니다. 닐슨과 닐슨의 고객에게는 오디언스가 전부이며, 닐슨은 모든 고객의 목소리를 소중히 여기고 있습니다.
An S&P 500 company, Nielsen offers measurement and analytics service in nearly 60 countries. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.
From time to time, Nielsen may use its website and social media outlets as channels of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material information regarding the company is routinely posted and accessible on our website at http://beta.nielsen.com/investors, and our social media accounts: Twitter at http://twitter.com/Nielsen, LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/nielsen/, Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Nielsen/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lifeatnielsen/.
어드벤트 인터내셔널 소개
1984년에 설립된 Advent International은 가장 규모가 크고 경험이 풍부한 글로벌 사모펀드 투자사 중 하나입니다. 이 회사는 41개국에서 350개 이상의 사모펀드 거래에 투자했으며 2020년 9월 30일 현재 662억 달러의 자산을 관리하고 있습니다. 12개국에 15개 사무소를 두고 있는 Advent는 북미, 유럽, 라틴 아메리카, 아시아에 걸쳐 200명 이상의 투자 전문가로 구성된 글로벌 통합 팀을 구축했습니다. 비즈니스 및 금융 서비스, 헬스케어, 산업, 소매, 소비자 및 레저, 기술 등 5가지 핵심 부문에 집중적으로 투자하고 있습니다. 35년 동안 국제 투자에 전념해 온 Advent는 경영진과 협력하여 포트폴리오 기업의 지속적인 매출과 수익 성장을 위해 최선을 다하고 있습니다.
For more information, visit: www.adventinternational.com or www.linkedin.com/company/advent-international.
미래예측 진술
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.
Contacts
투자자 관계: Sara Gubins, +1 646 654 8153
미디어 홍보: Stacy Perrus, +1 443 627 0563
