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S&P Upgrades Nielsen (NLSN) to 'BB+'; Sees Maintaining Lower Leverage Levels

February 20, 2015 9:28 AM EST

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it raised its corporate credit rating on New York City-based global information and measurement company Nielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) to 'BB+' from 'BB'. The rating outlook is stable.

At the same time, we raised our issue-level rating on the company's senior secured debt to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'. The '1' recovery rating remains unchanged, indicating our expectations for very high recovery (90%-100%; high end of the range) of principal in the event of a payment default.

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