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| 2025-07-21 | SEC Comment Letter | NIQ Global Intelligence plc | Ireland | 377-07723 | Read Filing View |
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| 2025-06-18 | SEC Comment Letter | NIQ Global Intelligence plc | Ireland | 377-07723 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-02 | SEC Comment Letter | NIQ Global Intelligence plc | Ireland | 377-07723 | Read Filing View |
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2025-07-22 - CORRESP - NIQ Global Intelligence plc
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP ROPES & GRAY LLP PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02199-3600 WWW.ROPESGRAY.COM July 22, 2025 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Marion Graham Matthew Derby Lisa Etheredge Robert Littlepage Re: NIQ Global Intelligence plc Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed July 14, 2025 CIK No. 0002054696 Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of our client, NIQ Global Intelligence plc (the “Company”), we hereby submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), via EDGAR, an amendment no. 2 to the registration statement on Form S-1 (“Amendment No. 2”). Amendment No. 2 reflects revisions to the Registration Statement previously filed by the Company with the Commission on June 27, 2025 and amended on July 14, 2025, made in response to the comment letter addressed to the Company dated July 21, 2025 from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”). For reference purposes, the comments contained in the Staff’s letter dated July 21, 2025 are reproduced below in bold and the corresponding responses are shown below the comments. Unless otherwise defined below, terms defined in Amendment No. 2 and used below shall have the meanings given to them in Amendment No. 2. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Summary Historical Consolidated Financial Data Recent Developments, page 30 1. Please revise your bullet pointed list on page 31 to include your preliminary estimate of net loss attributable to NIQ for the three months ended June 30, 2025. This bullet point should appear before your Adjusted EBITDA estimate for the same period. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K. Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission July 22, 2025 Page 2 Response to Comment 1: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the bullet point list as requested. 2. Please revise your discussion of footnote 5 on page 32 to explain the specific reason(s) for $57 million in estimated foreign currency exchange gains for the three months ended June 30, 2025. We note that this adjustment was minimal during the three months ended June 30, 2024. Response to Comment 2: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and advises that the referenced discussion has been revised to further articulate the nature of the foreign currency exchange gains recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2025 (given the nominal amount recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2024). One of the Company’s EUR-denominated holding companies holds an approximately $1.1B USD Term Loan. The significant appreciation of the EUR against the USD between March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025 (approximately 9%) compared to a nominal decrease of the EUR against the USD between March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024 (0.7%) primarily explains the net spread of foreign exchange (gains)/losses reflected in the table between the comparable periods. Capitalization, page 75 3. Please revise to include a pro forma column that gives effect to the Reorganization, separate from the offering. The pro forma financial information provided should be presented in a manner consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. Response to Comment 3: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the capitalization table to include a separate pro forma column reflecting the Reorganization, in addition to the “as further adjusted” column reflecting the offering. The pro forma financial information has been presented in a manner consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. 4. In footnote 2 on page 76, you indicate that the capitalization table does not reflect any repayment of borrowings with proceeds from the offering. However, we note that the revolver line item reflects a zero balance in the “as further adjusted” column as of March 31, 2025. Please refer to Rule 11-02(b)(8) and advise or revise accordingly. Response to Comment 4: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the presentation of the capitalization table consistent with its response to Comment 3 above, and in the “as further adjusted” column reflecting the offering (separate from the Reorganization), the Company has revised to reflect the repayment of borrowings with proceeds from the offering. 2 Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission July 22, 2025 Page 3 5. Please revise footnotes 3 and 4 to provide a more fulsome description of the adjustments to recognize a Warrant Liability and Phantom Liability. Your revised disclosures should explain how these amounts were calculated and how they are directly related to the offering. As a related matter, please tell us how you determined that no liability was needed for phantom awards and the warrant agreement for periods prior to the offering. Response to Comment 5: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has revised the footnotes to the capitalization table to explain the Warrant Liability and the Phantom Liability and, in the case of the Phantom Liability, how it is directly related to the offering. The Warrant Liability is now addressed in the “pro forma” column related to the Reorganization. The Phantom Liability is triggered by the occurrence of the offering, following which the vesting of the related phantom awards becomes probable to occur; as such, the Phantom Liability is not reflected in periods prior to the offering. The Company notes that the Warrant Liability has increased in Amendment No. 2 when compared to Amendment No. 1 because the Company has updated its valuation methodology for the warrant in conjunction with preparation of the pro forma financial statements included in Amendment No. 2. Such methodology is described within the footnotes to the capitalization table. Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information, page 102 6. Regarding the Reorganization, we note on page 213 that prior to the completion of this offering your authorized share capital will be $15,000 and €25,000, divided into 1,500,000,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.00001 per share, 150,000,000 Preferred Shares with a nominal value of $0.00001 per share and 25,000 Euro deferred shares with a nominal value of €1.00 per share. Since it appears this reorganization will materially impact stockholders’ equity and EPS related disclosures, please provide pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, pursuant to Rule 11-01(a)(8) of Regulation S-X. Also, clearly disclose within the pro forma information, and elsewhere where you disclose the reorganization, the share split ratio the will be effected as part of the Reorganization. Response to Comment 6: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has included pro forma financial statements reflecting the Reorganization in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and Rule 11-01(a)(8). The Company advises the Staff that, prior to the Reorganization, NIQ Global Intelligence plc had 100 ordinary shares outstanding. Following the Reorganization (and prior to this offering), NIQ Global Intelligence plc will have 245,000,000 ordinary shares outstanding, resulting in an effective share split of 1:2,450,000. The pro forma financial information has been revised to reflect the Reorganization in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, pursuant to Rule 11-01(a)(8). The effective share split has been applied retrospectively to all periods presented in the pro forma financial information, including in the calculation of pro forma earnings per share (EPS). Additionally, the share split ratio and its impact on stockholders’ equity and EPS-related disclosures have been clearly disclosed within the pro forma information and, as appropriate, under the heading “The Reorganization.” Management’s Discussion and Analysis Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 128 7. We note the adjustment in your capitalization table on page 75 for warrant and phantom liabilities totaling nearly $114 million. Please revise your MD&A here or elsewhere as applicable to address how the warrant agreement and phantom awards are reasonably expected to impact your cash obligations and results of operations in future periods. 3 Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission July 22, 2025 Page 4 Response to Comment 7: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has included a discussion of the warrant agreement and the phantom awards and their expected impact in the Company’s cash obligations and results of operations under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.” The Company notes that the warrant is exercisable for shares and may not be settled in cash. Consolidated Financial Statements, page F-1 8. We note the registrant has been incorporated since June 6, 2017 and it has had “no business transactions or activities to date.” Since NIQ Global Intelligence plc will succeed to a business for which financial statements are required to be included in this filing, please include the financial statements of the registrant. Response to Comment 8: The Company advises the Staff that NIQ Global Intelligence plc is a business combination related shell company, as contemplated by Section 1160.3 of the Financial Reporting Manual, and therefore, in accordance with Section 1160.1 of the Financial Reporting Manual, its financial statements may be omitted. As disclosed under the heading “The Reorganization,” prior to the Reorganization, NIQ Global Intelligence plc had nominal assets and conducted no operations (other than nominal activities incidental to its formation, the Reorganization and this offering). And as contemplated by Rule 165(f) and Rule 145 under the Securities Act, the Reorganization is being effected through the consent and agreement of each equityholder of AI Pave Dutchco I B.V. to contribute its equity in such entity for equity in NIQ Global Intelligence plc in connection with the Reorganization (and related redomiciliation) (i.e., in a business combination). Moreover, the Company respectfully submits that, because it has only nominal assets and has conducted only nominal operations, inclusion of financial statements of NIQ Global Intelligence plc would not provide meaningful additional information to investors. In light of the foregoing, the Company has not included the financial statements of NIQ Global Intelligence plc in the Registration Statement. Following this offering, the Company intends to include the financial statements of NIQ Global Intelligence plc in its periodic reports and other filings as required by applicable law and the rules and regulations of the SEC. 9. Please explain to us why, prior to the reorganization, you report in the Intermediate Dutch Holdings B.V. Consolidated Statements of Operations “Net loss attributable to NIQ” and in the Intermediate Dutch Holdings B.V. Consolidated Balance Sheets you report “Total NIQ stockholders’ equity.” Response to Comment 9: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises that, under the heading “Basis of Presentation,” the Company discloses the following: “the “Company,” “NielsenIQ,” “NIQ,” the “NIQ group,” “we,” “us” and “our” means, prior to the Reorganization, Intermediate Dutch Holdings B.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries and, after the Reorganization, NIQ Global Intelligence plc and its consolidated subsidiaries.” This disclosure is repeated in the introductory paragraphs to the Prospectus Summary. In addition, Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Intermediate Dutch Holdings 4 Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission July 22, 2025 Page 5 B.V. states that Intermediate Dutch Holdings B.V. is referred to, together with the “NIQ subsidiaries” (as therein defined), as “NIQ” or “the Company.” “NIQ” is also the principal trade name for the Company’s operating business. On that basis, the Company has included references such as “Net Loss attributable to NIQ” and “Total NIQ stockholders’ equity” in its disclosure, and the Company respectfully submits that the meaning of such disclosure has been made clear to investors. Note 16. Share-Based Compensation, page F-46 10. Please provide a summary of share-based awards granted since January 1, 2024. Provide the date and amount of each share-based award granted along with estimated fair value of the underlying shares of common stock. Reconcile and explain the differences between the fair values determined on each grant date including the difference between the most recent grant date fair value and the midpoint of your offering range. This reconciliation should describe significant intervening events within the company and changes in assumptions with the valuation methodologies employed that explain the changes in fair value of your common stock up to the filing of the registration statement. Response to Comment 10: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has provided the requested summary and reconciliation below. The Company respectfully advises the Staff that the Company believes that the fair values used as the basis for determining share-based compensation in connection with its profit interest and restricted share unit grants have been reasonable and appropriate for the reasons set forth below. 5 Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission July 22, 2025 Page 6 Equity Awards From January 1, 2024 to July 22, 2025 Since January 1, 2024, the Board of Directors, with input from management, determined the estimated fair value of the Company’s share-based awards after considering contemporaneously obtained valuation reports from an independent third-party valuation specialist as well as the other objective and subjective factors described in the Registration Statement under the heading Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates—Equity Award Valuations.” Below is a detailed summary of share-based awards granted since January 1, 2024, including grant dates, profit interest amounts and type, estimated grant date fair values and estimated total equity value (which was used to establish the value above which such profits interests would participate in the Company’s distribution waterfall in effect prior to the Reorganization). Grant Date Award Type(2) Vesting Type(1) Granted Fair Value per Share Total Equity Value (in millions) 2/21/2024 Equity Time 2,707 $ 105.81 $ 4,100 2/21/2024 Equity Performance 3,607 $ 131.73 $ 4,100 2/21/2024 Phantom Time 267 $ 105.81 $ 4,100 2/21/2024 Phantom Performance 356 $ 131.73 $ 4,100 5/29/2024 Equity Time 1,088 $ 105.81 $ 4,100 5/29/2024 Equity Performance 1,447 $ 131.73 $ 4,100 5/29/2024 Phantom Time 158 $ 105.81 $ 4,100 5/29/2024 Phantom Performance 211 $ 131.73 $ 4,100 6/17/2024 Equity Time 5,178 $ 192.07 $ 3,900 6/17/2024 Equity Performance 6,903 $ 226.62 $ 3,900 8/14/2024 Equity Time 1,568 $ 105.81 $ 3,900 8/14/2024 Equity Performance 2,089 $ 131.73 $ 3,900 8/14/2024 Phantom Time 201 $ 105.81 $ 3,900 8/14/2024 Phantom Performance 269 $ 131.73 $ 3,900 11/20/2024 Equity Time 5,070 $ 105.81 $ 3,900 11/20/2024 Equity Performance 602 $ 131.73 $ 3,900 11/20/2024 Phantom Time 7,178 $ 105.81 $ 3,900 11/20/2024 Phantom Performance 9,571 $ 131.73 $ 3,900 5/21/2025 Equity Time 3,919 $ 576.79 $ 5,200 5/21/2025 Equity Performance 5,226 $ 601.84 $ 5,200 6 Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission July 22, 2025 Page
2025-07-22 - CORRESP - NIQ Global Intelligence plc
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 383 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10179 BofA Securities, Inc. One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036 UBS Securities LLC 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 July 22, 2025 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Marion Graham Matthew Derby Re: NIQ Global Intelligence plc Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288376) Request for Acceleration Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), we, as representatives of the several underwriters, hereby join in the request of NIQ Global Intelligence plc, an Irish public limited company (the “ Company ”) for the acceleration of the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement so that it will be declared effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on July 22, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP, may orally request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective. Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that approximately 866 copies of the Preliminary Prospectus included in the above-named Registration Statement, as amended, were distributed during the period from July 14, 2025 through the date hereof, to prospective underwriters, institutions, dealers and others. We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will comply, with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. [ Signature pages follow ] Very truly yours, Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters J.P. Morgan Securities LLC BofA Securities, Inc. UBS Securities LLC J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC By: /s/ Alice Takhtajan Name: Alice Takhtajan Title: Managing Director BOFA SECURITIES, INC. By: /s/ Edward FitzGerald Name: Edward FitzGerald Title: Vice Chairman UBS SECURITIES LLC By: /s/ Austin Gobbo Name: Austin Gobbo Title: Director
2025-07-22 - CORRESP - NIQ Global Intelligence plc
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP NIQ Global Intelligence plc 200 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60606 July 22, 2025 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Marion Graham Matthew Derby Re: NIQ Global Intelligence plc Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288376) Request for Acceleration Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, NIQ Global Intelligence plc, an Irish public limited company (the “ Company ”), hereby requests that the effective date for the registration statement referred to above be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 22, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The Company hereby authorizes Thomas Fraser and Dayna Atkins of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Company, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. Please call Thomas Fraser or Dayna Atkins of Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Company, at (617) 951-7063 or (617) 235-4137 as soon as the registration statement has been declared effective. [ Signature page follows ] Very truly yours, NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PLC By: /s/ John Blenke Name: John Blenke Title: Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
2025-07-21 - UPLOAD - NIQ Global Intelligence plc File: 377-07723
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> July 21, 2025 James Peck Chief Executive Officer NIQ Global Intelligence Limited 200 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60606 Re: NIQ Global Intelligence Limited Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed July 14, 2025 File No. 333-288376 Dear James Peck: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Summary Historical Consolidated Financial Data Recent Developments, page 30 1. Please revise your bullet pointed list on page 31 to include your preliminary estimate of net loss attributable to NIQ for the three months ended June 30, 2025. This bullet point should appear before your Adjusted EBITDA estimate for the same period. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation S-K. 2. Please revise your discussion of footnote 5 on page 32 to explain the specific reason(s) for $57 million in estimated foreign currency exchange gains for the three months ended June 30, 2025. We note that this adjustment was minimal during the three months ended June 30, 2024. July 21, 2025 Page 2 Capitalization, page 75 3. Please revise to include a pro forma column that gives effect to the Reorganization, separate from the offering. The pro forma financial information provided should be presented in a manner consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. 4. In footnote 2 on page 76, you indicate that the capitalization table does not reflect any repayment of borrowings with proceeds from the offering. However, we note that the revolver line item reflects a zero balance in the "as adjusted" column as of March 31, 2025. Please refer to Rule 11-02(b)(8) and advise or revise accordingly. 5. Please revise footnotes 3 and 4 to provide a more fulsome description of the adjustments to recognize a Warrant Liability and Phantom Liability. Your revised disclosures should explain how these amounts were calculated and how they are directly related to the offering. As a related matter, please tell us how you determined that no liability was needed for phantom awards and the warrant agreement for periods prior to the offering. Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information, page 102 6. Regarding the Reorganization, we note on page 213 that prior to the completion of this offering your authorized share capital will be $15,000 and 25,000, divided into 1,500,000,000 ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.00001 per share, 150,000,000 Preferred Shares with a nominal value of $0.00001 per share and 25,000 Euro deferred shares with a nominal value of 1.00 per share. Since it appears this reorganization will materially impact stockholders' equity and EPS related disclosures, please provide pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, pursuant to Rule 11-01(a)(8) of Regulation S-X. Also, clearly disclose within the pro forma information, and elsewhere where you disclose the reorganization, the share split ratio the will be effected as part of the Reorganization. Management's Discussion and Analysis Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 128 7. We note the adjustment in your capitalization table on page 75 for warrant and phantom liabilities totaling nearly $114 million. Please revise your MD&A here or elsewhere as applicable to address how the warrant agreement and phantom awards are reasonably expected to impact your cash obligations and results of operations in future periods. Consolidated Financial Statements, page F-1 8. We note the registrant has been incorporated since June 6, 2017 and it has had "no business transactions or activities to date." Since NIQ Global Intelligence plc will succeed to a business for which financial statements are required to be included in this filing, please include the financial statements of the registrant. 9. Please explain to us why, prior to the reorganization, you report in the Intermediate Dutch Holdings B.V. Consolidated Statements of Operations "Net loss attributable to NIQ" and in the Intermediate Dutch Holdings B.V. Consolidated Balance Sheets you report "Total NIQ stockholders equity." July 21, 2025 Page 3 Note 16. Share-Based Compensation, page F-46 10. Please provide a summary of share-based awards granted since January 1, 2024. Provide the date and amount of each share-based award granted along with estimated fair value of the underlying shares of common stock. Reconcile and explain the differences between the fair values determined on each grant date including the difference between the most recent grant date fair value and the midpoint of your offering range. This reconciliation should describe significant intervening events within the company and changes in assumptions with the valuation methodologies employed that explain the changes in fair value of your common stock up to the filing of the registration statement. General 11. We note that the reorganization will not be completed until after effectiveness. With a view to disclosure, please advise us of the timing of the steps of the reorganization and confirm whether the reorganization is a condition to closing the offering. Please contact Lisa Etheredge at 202-551-3424 or Robert Littlepage at 202-551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Marion Graham at 202-551-6521 or Jan Woo at 202-551-3453 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology cc: Thomas Fraser </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-06-27 - CORRESP - NIQ Global Intelligence plc
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP ROPES & GRAY LLP PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02199-3600 WWW.ROPESGRAY.COM June 27, 2025 VIA EDGAR AND ELECTRONIC MAIL U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Marion Graham Matthew Derby Lisa Etheredge Robert Littlepage Re: NIQ Global Intelligence plc Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted May 30, 2025 CIK No. 0002054696 Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of our client, NIQ Global Intelligence plc (the “Company”), we hereby submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), via EDGAR, a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement reflects revisions to Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement previously submitted by the Company to the Commission on May 30, 2025, made in response to the comment letter addressed to the Company dated June 18, 2025 from the staff of the Commission (the “Staff”), as well as certain other updated information. For reference purposes, the comments contained in the Staff’s letter dated June 18, 2025 are reproduced below in bold and the corresponding responses are shown below the comments. Unless otherwise defined below, terms defined in the Registration Statement and used below shall have the meanings given to them in the Registration Statement. Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Risk Factors, page 27 1. We note that affiliates of J.P Morgan Securities LLC are also lenders under your Revolving Credit Facility. Please revise to add appropriate risk factor disclosure regarding the risk to investors from the existence of a “conflict of interest” within the meaning of Rule 5121 of FINRA because affiliates of certain of the underwriters are lenders under your Revolving Credit Facility and will each receive at least 5% of the net proceeds from the offering in connection with the repayment of amounts outstanding under your Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, revise to the summary as appropriate to include cross reference(s) to the appropriate risk factors. Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission June 27, 2025 Page 2 Response to Comment 1: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has added risk factor disclosure on page 65 of the Registration Statement. In addition, the Company has revised the summary to include a cross reference to the added risk factor disclosure on page 18 of the Registration Statement. Principal and Selling Shareholders, page 191 2. We note your response to prior comment 8. We further note that Advent International, L.P. have voting control of the company. Please revise to provide a materially complete discussion regarding how voting and investment decisions are made for the Advent Shareholder and NIM. In addition, include disclosure regarding the qualitative impact on the governance of the company. Response to Comment 2: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company has added disclosure regarding how voting and investment decisions are made for the Advent Shareholder and NIM on page 205 of the Registration Statement. In addition, the Company respectfully directs the Staff to pages 66 and 178 of the Registration Statement, which includes disclosure and related risks regarding the qualitative impact of the voting control by investment funds affiliated with Advent International, L.P. on governance of the Company, including the fact that the Company will be a controlled company under the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange. * * * * * We hope that the foregoing has been responsive to the Staff’s comments. If you should have any questions about this letter or require any further information, please call the undersigned at (617) 951-7063 or my colleague, Craig Marcus, at (617) 951-7802. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Very truly yours, /s/ Thomas Fraser Thomas Fraser Enclosures cc: James Peck, NIQ Global Intelligence plc John Blenke, NIQ Global Intelligence plc Craig Marcus, Ropes & Gray LLP Richard Fenyes, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 2
2025-06-18 - UPLOAD - NIQ Global Intelligence plc File: 377-07723
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> June 18, 2025 James Peck Chief Executive Officer NIQ Global Intelligence Limited 200 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60606 Re: NIQ Global Intelligence Limited Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted May 30, 2025 CIK No. 0002054696 Dear James Peck: We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to this letter and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our May 2, 2025 letter. Amendment No. 2 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Risk Factors, page 27 1. We note that affiliates of J.P Morgan Securities LLC are also lenders under your Revolving Credit Facility. Please revise to add appropriate risk factor disclosure regarding the risk to investors from the existence of a conflict of interest within the meaning of Rule 5121 of FINRA because affiliates of certain of the underwriters are lenders under your Revolving Credit Facility and will each receive at least 5% of the net proceeds from the offering in connection with the repayment of amounts outstanding under your Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, revise to the summary as appropriate to include cross reference(s) to the appropriate risk factors. June 18, 2025 Page 2 Principal and Selling Shareholders, page 191 2. We note your response to prior comment 8. We further note that Advent International, L.P. have voting control of the company. Please revise to provide a materially complete discussion regarding how voting and investment decisions are made for the Advent Shareholder and NIM. In addition, include disclosure regarding the qualitative impact on the governance of the company. Please contact Lisa Etheredge at 202-551-3424 or Robert Littlepage at 202-551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Marion Graham at 202-551-6521 or Matthew Derby at 202-551-3334 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology cc: Thomas Fraser </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-05-02 - UPLOAD - NIQ Global Intelligence plc File: 377-07723
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> May 2, 2025 James Peck Chief Executive Officer NIQ Global Intelligence Limited 200 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60606 Re: NIQ Global Intelligence Limited Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted April 10, 2025 CIK No. 0002054696 Dear James Peck: We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to this letter and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our March 12, 2025 letter. Amendment No. 1 to Draft Registration Statement on Form F-1 Prospectus Summary, page 2 1. We note your disclosure about the 18.9% increase in revenue from 2023 to 2024. To provide greater context for investors, please disclose the extent to which this increase was attributable to the acquisition of GfK. Additionally, please revise to clarify that the 6.2% increase in your Organic Constant Currency Revenue Growth Rate is based upon 2023 pro forma revenues rather than the $3.3 billion in 2023 GAAP revenues referenced. Please make similar revisions on page 74. May 2, 2025 Page 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis Key Performance Metrics, page 75 2. We note your response to prior comment 7. Please address the following: Tell us if your GDR calculations for 2022 and 2023 also include annualized revenue associated with the GfK Combination as if it occurred at the beginning of the applicable period. If so, please tell us how the calculation of your GDR metric for 2022 and 2023 would have been impacted if GfK annualized revenue were excluded for that period. Show us how your calculation of the NDR metric for 2023 would have been been impacted if GfK annualized revenue were excluded for that period. Consider revising your description of NDR and GDR to clarify how you differentiate between clients acquired in the ordinary course of business from those acquired via acquisition for purposes of these calculations. Note 2. Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Statements of Operations, page 90 3. Please revise your footnotes to: Quantify the pension expense reclassifications discussed (adjustment a). Describe the nature of the intangible assets acquired and the useful lives associated with those assets (adjustment d). Disclose the assumptions used in calculating the adjustments for incremental interest expense (adjustment h). Comparison of the Unaudited Pro Forma Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, page 94 4. Please revise the column headings in your tables on pages 94 and 95 to indicate (as you do on page 99) that the amounts for 2023 and 2022 are presented on a pro forma basis. Organic Constant Currency Revenue and Organic Constant Currency Revenue Growth, page 98 5. Please rename the term "Organic Constant Currency Revenue" so that it more accurately reflects the nature of the measure. One option may be Pro Forma Constant Currency Revenue. Organic growth metrics typically exclude the impact of acquisitions but by using pro forma revenues in the calculations for 2023 and 2022, your metric includes the impact of a material acquisition. Critical Accounting Estimates, page 116 6. We note your response to prior comment 13. For each period presented, please tell us the amount of revenue recognized in connection with cooperation agreements. May 2, 2025 Page 3 Legal Proceedings, page 149 7. We note your disclosure in the risk factors regarding legal proceedings with Nielsen Media and Circana, LLC. Please tell us your consideration for including this disclosure under legal proceedings in the Business section. Refer to Item 103 of Regulation S-K. Principal Shareholders, page 177 8. We note your response to prior comment 15 that the voting and investment decisions with respect to securities held by the Advent Shareholder and NIM are made by an investment committee and executive board, respectively. Please identify the natural persons of each committee. Audited Financial Statements 10. Debt, page F-30 9. You disclose on page F-32 that under the Revolver your maximum borrowing capacity as of December 31, 2024 was $638.3 million. Please revise to also disclose your available borrowing capacity as of December 31, 2024 and the factors that contribute to differences between your maximum and available capacity. Please contact Lisa Etheredge at 202-551-3424 or Robert Littlepage at 202-551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Marion Graham at 202-551-6521 or Jan Woo at 202-551-3453 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology cc: Thomas Fraser </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-03-12 - UPLOAD - NIQ Global Intelligence plc File: 377-07723
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> March 12, 2025 James Peck Chief Executive Officer NIQ Global Intelligence Limited 200 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60606 Re: NIQ Global Intelligence Limited Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted February 12, 2025 CIK No. 0002054696 Dear James Peck: We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to this letter and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Prospectus Summary, page 1 1. Please disclose the material terms of the Shareholders' Agreement that you intend to enter into in connection with this offering. Identify the parties and the rights of each of the parties under the agreement including but not limited to, the consent rights in connection with certain corporate transactions and board representation. Also include a risk factor regarding any uncertainties and the impact of the Shareholders' Agreement on the company. 2. Please revise the ownership chart to indicate where the registrant is represented in the organizational structure. Identify the entities that are included in each group of "operating subsidiaries." We note references to Nielson Consumer LLC and The Nielson Company (Europe) but it is unclear how they relate to the companies in the March 12, 2025 Page 2 chart. Finally, clarify the relationship between Grace Holdco GmbH and Gfk GmbH and why it is represented by a jagged line. 3. Please disclose whether you intend to rely on the controlled company exemptions under the applicable listing rules. Risk Factors We face risks related to sales to government entities, page 30 4. So that we may better understand the potential significance of this risk, please quantify for us the amount of revenue generated during the periods presented from your contracts with the U.S. federal government. Please also tell us the expected future revenues that you anticipate from any signed multi-year arrangements with the U.S. federal government. Use of Proceeds, page 62 5. To the extent known, please disclose the portion of the offering proceeds that will be used to repay the amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facilities under the Credit Agreement. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Company Overview, page 68 6. We note your use of the defined term "highly reoccurring revenue" to describe revenue derived from the sale of Activation solutions. It is unclear what threshold is being used to differentiate these revenues as "highly reoccurring" compared to other reoccurring revenue streams. Please advise or revise accordingly. Key Performance Metrics, page 73 7. You indicate on page 74 that your calculation of Net Dollar Retention (NDR) does not include the impact of revenue increases from acquiring new clients during the period. However, you seem to disclose on page 73 that Subscription Revenue and Annualized Revenue (which appears to be used in the calculation of NDR) include annualized revenue associated with the GfK Combination as if it occurred at the beginning of the applicable reported period. Please tell us how the calculation of your key performance metrics for 2022 would have been impacted if GfK annualized revenue was excluded for that period. Segment Results, page 80 8. Please revise references to Revenues, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin throughout this section to include the word "Segment" or refer to the specific segment name so that they are differentiated from GAAP revenues, non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin as described beginning on page 87. 9. In your discussion of changes in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin for the Americas and EMEA segments, you indicate that the increases are primarily attributable to the GfK Combination along with Pro Forma Organic Constant Currency Revenue Growth. Based upon your description of this term on page 85, it March 12, 2025 Page 3 appears some aspects of Pro Forma Organic Constant Currency Revenue Growth are already captured in the increase attributable to the GfK Combination. Please revise to quantify the impact of each factor separately and in your response, please tell us how you are able to determine the distinct impact of both factors. Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information, page 81 10. We note the disclosure of your pro forma results of operations in the table on page 82. Please provide pro forma financial statements that fully comply with the guidance in Article 11 of Regulation S-X, consistent with what your pro forma disclosure obligation would have been had a registration statement been filed at the time of the acquisition. Non-GAAP Financial Measures EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, page 87 11. Please tell us how you considered if your adjustment for nonoperating items, net should also include gains from remeasurement of previously held equity interests for all periods presented. Refer to Question 100.03 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations on Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Liquidity and Capital Resources, page 97 12. For each significant asset or liability that is currently priced based on reference to Euro LIBOR, clarify whether you have evaluated whether the contractual language will permit conversion to a new reference rate. Critical Accounting Estimates, page 100 13. To provide greater context to investors, please revise to quantify the amount of revenue recognized in connection with cooperation agreements during the periods presented. Business Our NIQ Ecosystem, page 111 14. Please revise to clarify how revenues generated from clients using your solutions (NIQ Intelligence, NIQ Your Way and NIQ The Full View) correlate to your Intelligence and Activation product groupings. Principal Shareholders, page 159 15. For each entity listed in the beneficial ownership table, including Advent Shareholder and NIM, identify the natural person(s) with voting and/or dispositive control over the shares held by it. Consolidated Financial Statements 1. Organization and Description of Business, page F-10 16. Please revise to identify and define the "Parent" as used in these financial statements. March 12, 2025 Page 4 3. Acquisitions, page F-17 17. We note your disclosure on page F-20 regarding the nature of the adjustments reflected in your unaudited pro forma financial information. Please revise to also disclose the amount of any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination. Refer to ASC 805-10-50-2(h)(4). 18. We note you acquired GfK on July 10, 2023. Please provide audited financial statements of GfK pursuant to Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X and provide us your analysis, including your tests of significance. In this regard, note the periods presented may be adjusted for the post-acquisition periods covered in your audited financial statements. 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, page F-23 19. On pages F-44 and F-47, you indicate that changes to your reporting structure during 2024 resulted in the identification of new reporting units, operating segments and reportable segments. Please revise so that your disclosures reflect how goodwill has been reallocated to your new reportable segments for all periods presented. Refer to ASC 280-10-50-34. 16. Share-Based Compensation, page F-43 20. You disclose that under your share-based compensation plan, units or shares "may be issued in the form of incentive condition Class B, Class C, Class D or Class E shares of an indirect Parent of the Company." Please revise to clarify what is meant by "incentive conditioned" shares. Please also revise to identify the indirect Parent of the Company. 18. Nonoperating (Expense) Income, Net, page F-46 21. Please tell us how you determined that factoring fees should be included within non- operating expenses. We note in your disclosure on page F-12 that you record proceeds from the sales of accounts receivables as operating activities in your Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Signatures, page II-6 22. Please confirm that the registration statement will be signed by an authorized representative in the United States given that the registrant is incorporated in Ireland. General 23. Please supplementally provide us with copies of all written communications, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, that you, or anyone authorized to do so on your behalf, present to potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether or not they retain copies of the communications. March 12, 2025 Page 5 Please contact Lisa Etheredge at 202-551-3424 or Robert Littlepage at 202-551-3361 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Marion Graham at 202-551-6521 or Jan Woo at 202-551-3453 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology cc: Thomas Fraser </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>