Simpson Thacher represented Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co., indirect subsidiaries of The Nielsen Company B.V., in connection with the issuance of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2020. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S. Nielsen intends to apply the net proceeds of this private offering for the following purposes: redemption of Nielsen’s 11.50% Senior Notes due 2016; prepayment of Nielsen’s 8.50% senior secured term loan due 2017; and general corporate purposes (including capital expenditures and working capital).
The Nielsen Company is a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and related properties.
The Simpson Thacher team included Joe Kaufman, Dora Jimenez and Bennett Surajat (Capital Markets) and Jonathan Cantor and Andrew Purcell (Tax).
