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    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      Elliott Management Corp
      Elliott buys Nielsen debt, backing its own takeover

      Investment by group comes weeks after it spent $1bn buying junk bonds tied to its takeover of Citrix

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      News in-depthLeveraged loans
      US banks use thaw in markets to shift ‘hung loans’ off their books

      Investors nibble on debt of companies less exposed to economic slowdown but avoid riskier groups

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Corporate bonds
      Private lenders step in to salvage struggling public bond deals

      Uptick in ‘hybrid’ financings comes as other investors shun riskier debt amid market volatility

    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
      Lex
      Nielsen/private equity: TV ratings buy should yield positive feedback Premium content

      The media measurement business is out of favour but a turnround should be easier to achieve in private hands

    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Elliott and Brookfield to buy TV ratings group Nielsen for $16bn

      Private equity consortium confident US company provides ‘gold standard for audience measurement’

    • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
      Elliott and Brookfield near $15bn deal to buy TV ratings group Nielsen

      A takeover would signal faith in network audience measurement despite rise of streaming video services

    • Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
      Nielsen in talks over $2.9bn sale of consumer goods data unit

      Approach by private equity group Advent International would break company into two

    • Saturday, 4 April, 2020
      Tobacco
      Smokers stock up on tobacco and nicotine products

      Legal marijuana producers also report spike in demand during lockdown 

    • Wednesday, 3 April, 2019
      Tobacco
      US cigarette sales drop as smokers shift to vaping

      Sharp decline in volumes signals Big Tobacco’s challenge in adapting to new habits

    • Thursday, 29 November, 2018
      Companies
      Donald Trump pledged to be tough on crime, yet cartel prosecutions have dramatically fallen Premium content

      Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

    • Thursday, 29 November, 2018
      Private equity
      TV ratings group Nielsen attracts bid interest from Madison Dearborn

      A buyout could net the incoming CEO millions of dollars for just a few months’ work

    • Tuesday, 9 October, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman explore Nielsen bid

      Private equity groups look at joint bid for US market research company 

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Nielsen to buy Gracenote to help track digital consumers’ habits

      Tribune Media will sell movie, TV and music data company in $560m deal

    • Wednesday, 6 January, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      CES 2016: Nielsen calls for new audience measures

      Push for common metrics from TV to smartphones and tablets follows criticism of current ratings

    • Monday, 13 July, 2015
      US & Canadian companies
      Nielsen to take digital ad ratings service to seven new markets

      Asia and Latin America launches could lay groundwork for way to measure consumption across devices

    • Tuesday, 31 March, 2015
      US & Canadian companies
      Viewers seize control as digital video proliferates

      Nielsen survey highlights challenge facing media companies and brands

    • Sunday, 4 January, 2015
      US & Canadian companies
      TV Advertising: Very mad men

      When TV ratings look bad, just claim they are wrong

    • Friday, 28 February, 2014
      Global Economy
      China falls out of love with cash
    • Monday, 6 May, 2013
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Nielsen sells exhibition unit in $950m deal
    • Tuesday, 18 December, 2012
      US & Canadian companies
      Nielsen to buy radio measurement firm
    • Monday, 17 December, 2012
      US & Canadian companies
      Twitter and Nielsen devise TV ratings
    • Monday, 20 August, 2012
      UK retail results
      Iglo feels chilly winds across Europe
    • Friday, 25 May, 2012
      LexLex
      Dish

      The TV distribution industry has a dilemma: its customers dislike ads but its suppliers depend on them

    • Monday, 26 March, 2012
      European companies
      Tetra Pak works on smart milk cartons
    • Friday, 20 January, 2012
      US downturn
      Sport remains king for America’s TV networks
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