Nielsen Shareholders Complete $906 Million Secondary Offering of Common Stock
The Firm recently represented Nielsen N.V. (“Nielsen”) and selling shareholders affiliated with The Blackstone Group, The Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in connection with a secondary offering of 20,000,000 shares of Nielsen’s common stock, resulting in net proceeds to the selling shareholders of approximately $906 million.
Nielsen is a global performance management company that provides clients with a comprehensive understanding of consumers and consumer behavior.
The Simpson Thacher team included Joseph Kaufman, Kristina Agassi and John Tracy (Capital Markets); and Jonathan Cantor and Drew Purcell (Tax).