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
尼尔森控股公司（纽约证券交易所股票代码：NLSN）是全球领先的数据和分析公司，提供对媒体行业的全面客观了解。尼尔森的产品涵盖受众测量、受众结果和内容，为客户和合作伙伴提供复杂问题的简单解决方案，并优化其投资价值和发展战略。尼尔森是唯一一家能够提供跨媒体重复受众测量的公司。对尼尔森及其客户而言，受众就是一切（Audience is EverythingTM），尼尔森致力于确保每一个声音都至关重要。
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ABOUT ADVENT INTERNATIONAL
Advent International 成立于 1984 年，是规模最大、经验最丰富的全球私募股权投资者之一。截至 2020 年 9 月 30 日，该公司已在 41 个国家投资了 350 多项私募股权交易，管理资产达 662 亿美元。安宏资本在 12 个国家设有 15 个办事处，在北美、欧洲、拉丁美洲和亚洲建立了一支由 200 多名投资专业人士组成的全球一体化团队。公司专注于五大核心领域的投资，包括商业和金融服务；医疗保健；工业；零售、消费和休闲；以及技术。安宏资本致力于国际投资 35 年，始终致力于与管理团队合作，为所投资公司带来持续的收入和盈利增长。
For more information, visit: www.adventinternational.com or www.linkedin.com/company/advent-international.
前瞻性陈述
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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