M&A Deal Summary

Numerator Acquires Nielsen - Ad Intelligence Service

On January 20, 2017, Numerator acquired information services company Nielsen - Ad Intelligence Service from Nielsen

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Numerator’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Numerator’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Numerator’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-20
Target Nielsen - Ad Intelligence Service
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Numerator
Sellers(s) Nielsen
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Nielsen - Ad Intelligence Service

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Nielsen - Ad Intelligence Service is a provider of actionable data to compare activity across media categories, allowing clients to tap into historical data by company, category, brand, media and many other categories.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Numerator

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

Numerator is a market intelligence firm that brings together omnichannel marketing, merchandising and sales data to make pursuing new possibilities simple for brand, retail and agency clients. Numerator is the only company in the marketplace to connect omnichannel purchase data and comprehensive path data to deliver an unmatched view of the consumer shopping and purchase experience. The Company serves over 2,000 customers across a wide variety of market intelligence categories. Numerator was formed in 1990 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 11
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-01 Channel IQ

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Channel IQ is a provider of eCommerce channel management solutions, serving over 600 brands across five continents. Specifically, Channel IQ delivers Price Intelligence, MAP Monitoring, and Where To Buy Solutions brands. Channel IQ's data, applications, and superior customer service are combined to deliver consistent results for a wide range of industries including, appliances and housewares, automotive, consumer packaged goods, consumer electronics, clothing and footwear, musical instruments, sporting goods and much more.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-08 Brandtale

New York, New York, United States

Brandtale, Inc. is a provider of cloud based platform for digital branded content and native advertising competitive intelligence.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nielsen

New York, New York, United States

website


Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Information Services
Employees14,000
Revenue 3.5B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Nielsen office in Columbia, Maryland.
Nielsen office in Columbia, Maryland.

Nielsen is a global information and measurement company that provides clients with a comprehensive understanding of consumers and consumer behaviour. Nielsen delivers critical media and marketing information, analytics, and industry expertise about what consumers buy and what consumers watch (consumer interaction with television, online and mobile) on a global and local basis. Nielsen was founded in 1923 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 10
Sector (Information Services) 3 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 9
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-20 Nielsen - U.S. Market Information and Research Services

New York, New York, United States

Nielsen’s U.S. market information and research services includes U.S.-based BookScan, PubTrack™ Digital, PubTrack™ Higher Education, PubTrack™ Christian, Books & Consumers™, PubEasy®, and PubNet®.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-03 vBrand

Tel Aviv, Israel

vBrand Ltd. is a provider of technology startup that has developed a machine learning-enabled platform to measure brand exposure and impact in sports programming. vBrand is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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