M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2020-11-01 |
| Target | NielsenIQ |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Buyer(s) | Advent International |
| Sellers(s) | Nielsen |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 2.7B USD |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 76.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 293 of 339 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 20 of 32 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 28 of 37 |
| State (Illinois) | 6 of 7 |
| Country (United States) | 84 of 100 |
| Year (2020) | 12 of 15 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 11 of 47 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-21 |
Tekion
Pleasanton, California, United States Tekion is an application software provider that has developed the only cloud-native, end-to-end comprehensive platform in the automotive retail industry. Tekion was founded in 2016 and is based in Pleasanton, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-21 |
Sophos Solutions
Bogotá, Colombia Sophos Solutions is a multinational company created by investors and visionaries from India, offering services in the areas of Consulting, Core Banking Implementation, Digital Transformation, Testing & Validation Services, Cloud Management & Infrastructure, and bespoke Software development, majorly for companies in the financial and stock market sectors. Sophos Solutions was founded in 2006 and is based in Bogotá, Columbia. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1923 |
| Sector | Information Services |
| Employees | 14,000 |
| Revenue | 3.5B USD (2021) |
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 | 9 of 10 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 8 of 9 |
| State (Illinois) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 6 of 7 |
| Year (2020) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-23 |
Nielsen Social
New York, New York, United States Nielsen Social is a provider of social TV measurement, audience engagement, and advertising effectiveness solutions for TV networks, agencies, and advertisers. Nielsen Social identifies and analyzes activity on social media for every program aired across the most popular U.S. television networks, including Spanish-language networks and original programs from over-the-top streaming providers, and over 2,500 brands and theatrically released movies. Nielsen Social was formed in 2011 and is based in New York, New York. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-01 |
Nielsen - Advanced Video Advertising Business
New York, New York, United States Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising (AVA) business includes Nielsen’s video automatic content recognition (ACR) and dynamic ad insertion (DAI) technologies. |
Sell | - |
