Simpson Thacher Represents Nielsen in Secondary Offering of Common Stock
11.27.13
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The Firm recently represented Nielsen Holdings N.V. (“Nielsen”) and selling shareholders affiliated with The Blackstone Group, The Carlyle Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Thomas H. Lee Partners, Hellman & Friedman, AlpInvest Partners and Centerview Capital in connection with a secondary offering of 30,000,000 shares of Nielsen’s common stock, resulting in net proceeds to the selling shareholders of approximately $1.17 billion.
Nielsen is a leading global information and measurement company that provides clients with a comprehensive understanding of consumers and consumer behavior.
The Simpson Thacher team included: Joseph Kaufman, Jeremy Barr and Erika Tang (Capital Markets); Jonathan Cantor and Drew Purcell (Tax) and Andrea Andrezo and Jennifer Nadborny (PCAP).