The Nielsen Company B.V.
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The Nielsen Company to Report Third Quarter 2009 Results on November 12, 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 days 8 hours 13 minutes ago
The Nielsen Company B.V. (Nielsen), a leading global information and media company, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, on Thursday, November 12, 2009.
KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 8 hours 8 minutes ago
KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. (Euronext Amsterdam: KKR), formerly known as KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. (“KPE”) and referred to as KKR Guernsey, today reported their respective financial information for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 for KKR Guernsey and KKR & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR” 1).
Stolt Tankers B.V. Cancels Newbuilding Contract [Press Release]
MarketWire | 34 days 12 hours 35 minutes ago
LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 10/19/09 -- Stolt Tankers B.V., a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen S.A. (Oslo Børs: SNI), today announced that it has cancelled a contract with SLS Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of hull #475, a 44,000 dwt coated parcel tanker, the third in a series of four ships, citing extended delivery delays. The ship was originally scheduled for delivery in November 2008. All progress payments to date are covered by bank refund guarantees.
Fitch Evaluates Refinancing Options for Leveraged U.S. Companies [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 16 hours 50 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings today released a special report that examines the implications of the debt-fueled buy-out boom of several years ago. According to Fitch, an unprecedented amount of leveraged loan and high yield bond debt will come due in the next five years. Many, if not all, of the U.S. companies that issued such debt have seen deteriorating operations while the credit markets remain selective. Furthermore, maturity concentration ensures that many companies will be vying for lenders' dollars an...
Invitel Holdings A/S Announces Successful Change in Ownership Structure and De-Leveraging of Cash-Pay Debt [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 8 hours 37 minutes ago
Invitel Holdings A/S (NYSE Amex U.S.:IHO) (“Invitel”) announced today the consummation of a series of transactions that will result in Mid Europa Partners Limited (“Mid Europa”) becoming the controlling shareholder of Invitel and a de-leveraging of the cash-pay debt of Invitel and its subsidiaries (the “Invitel Group”). The closing of each of these transactions was inter-conditional upon the closing of the other transactions. The series of transactions included the following transactions:
Stolt Tankers Selects Stratos for Fleetwide Satellite Communications Network [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 109 days 52 minutes ago
--Network provides mobile voice & high-speed data services for global fleet of 75 ships--
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Company Overview
| Company: | The Nielsen Company B.V. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Market Research Services |
| Website: | http://www.nielsen.com |
The Nielsen Company keeps tabs on what people are buying and what they are watching. The world's #1 market research firm, Nielsen monitors consumer habits in the retail and media arenas around the globe on behalf of its customers, which include leading retailers and makers of consumer packaged goods. Active in more than 100 countries, the company's major business segments include retail measurement services (ScanTrack), household consumer panels (Nielsen Homescan), and media measurement giant Nielsen Media Research. In addition, Nielsen publishes well-known trade magazines such as ADWEEK, Billboard, and The Hollywood Reporter through its Nielsen Business Media division. Investment group Valcon owns Nielsen.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 4,708 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 39,366 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
