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  • 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
  • Friday, 18 November, 2011
    US & Canadian companies
    Indian TV mogul hopes to channel US viewers
  • Thursday, 10 November, 2011
    US & Canadian companies
    ‘Transformers’ success boosts Viacom

    US media group expands share buy-back plan from $4bn to $10bn

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