NIQ Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NIQ Global Intelligence plc (the “Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 50,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a public offering price of $21.00 per ordinary share. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 7,500,000 ordinary shares from the selling shareholder at the initial public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The Company’s ordinary shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 23, 2025, under the ticker symbol “NIQ.” The offering is expected to close on July 24, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds that it receives from the offering, together with available cash, as necessary, to repay amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility and a portion of the amounts outstanding under its US term loan facility and to use any remaining net proceeds for working capital and for general corporate purposes. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of ordinary shares by the selling shareholder.

J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Barclays and RBC Capital Markets are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the offering. Citigroup, Wells Fargo Securities, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank Securities, BMO Capital Markets and KKR are also acting as joint book-running managers. Baird, Needham & Company, Stifel, William Blair, Capital One Securities, Fifth Third Securities, SMBC Nikko, Academy Securities, Loop Capital Markets and Roberts & Ryan are acting as co-managers for the offering.

This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus relating to this offering, when available, may be obtained from:

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or email: prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com; BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department, by email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; or UBS Securities LLC, 1285 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019, by telephone: (888) 827-7275.

A registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2025.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About NIQ

NIQ is a leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. NIQ combined with GfK in 2023, bringing together two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. Our global reach spans over 90 countries covering approximately 85% of the world’s population and more than $ 7.2 trillion in global consumer spend. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™.

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Source: Nielsen Consumer LLC