H.I.G. Capital to acquire Kantar Media from Bain Capital-backed Kantar Group for $1bn.

H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm, agreed to acquire Kantar Media, a media measurement and analytics company, from Bain Capital-backed Kantar Group, a marketing data and analytics company, for $1bn. “We are excited to partner with Patrick and his talented team. Kantar Media has a long-standing reputation for delivering essential data and trusted insights to the global media industry. We are confident that as an independent business under the leadership of Patrick, the company will continue to thrive and lead the way in media measurement and analytics innovation,” Nishant Nayyar, H.I.G Capital Managing Director.