NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ Proposed) launched its IPO early today – Monday, July 14, 2025 – after disclosing the terms in an S-1/A filing: 50.0 million shares at a price range of $20.00 to $24.00 to raise $1.1 billion, if priced at the $22.00 mid-point of its range. At pricing, NIQ Global Intelligence would have a market cap of about $6.49 billion. This is a New York Stock Exchange listing.
NIQ, the company that provides data and consumer intelligence to some of the world’s biggest consumer brands, including Coca-Cola, Colgate and Nestle, was spun off in 2021 from Nielsen, the company whose name is synonymous with the Nielsen ratings used to measure the audiences for TV shows.
J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities are the leading global coordinators of the joint book-running team that includes UBS Investment Bank, Barclays, RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets. BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, KKR and Wells Fargo Securities.
Bankers are set to price NIQ Global Intelligence plc’s IPO next week. (Please see our IPO Calendar for details.)
NIQ Global Intelligence plans to use the IPO proceeds to repay some debt, according to the prospectus.
After the IPO, NIQ Global Intelligence will still be controlled by Advent International, the prospectus said. The company is incorporated in Ireland although its headquarters address is in Chicago, according to the prospectus.
NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ Proposed) said it combines proprietary data and best-in-class technology with human intelligence along with “highly sophisticated software applications and analytics solutions” to provide data and insights on global consumer shopping behavior to its clients, according to the prospectus. AI is part of the mix.
As of Dec. 31, 2024, NIQ Global Intelligence served about 23,000 clients worldwide, ranging from multinational brands and retailers to small and medium-sized businesses, the prospectus said. Its clients include about half of the Fortune 500 and nearly 80 percent of the Fortune 100 companies.
NIQ Global Intelligence is not profitable, according to financial statements in the prospectus. For the 12 months that ended March 31, 2025, NIQ Global Intelligence reported a net loss of $622.5 million on revenue of $3.98 billion.
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