Latham & Watkins Advised Alliance Data in Sale of Precima® to Nielsen

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, has announced that it has completed the sale of its Precima® business, an industry leading, SaaS-based provider of powerful retail and customer data applications and analytics, to Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) Global Connect, a provider of accurate, actionable information and insights to consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers.

Latham & Watkins LLP represented Alliance Data Systems Corporation in the transaction with a corporate team led by Bay Area partners Luke Bergstrom and Chad Rolston and Houston partner Michael Dillard, with Bay Area associates Adam Whitaker, Brad Alvarez, Raul Gonzalez, and Amanda Dillon. Advice was also provided on benefits and compensation matters by Bay Area partner Julie Crisp, Paris partner Matthias Rubner, and London partner Catherine Drinnan, with Orange County associate Sara Schlau and Bay Area associate Brianna Stellpflug; on tax matters by Bay Area partner Kirt Switzer, with Bay Area associate Jessica Chen and New York associate Lauren Bewley; on technology transactions matters by Bay Area partner JD Marple, with associate Cassandra Wang; on data privacy matters by Bay Area counsel Rob Blamires, with associate Max Mazzelli; on trade control matters by Washington, D.C. counsel Annie Froehlich, with New York associate Brittany Ehardt; on compliance matters by Washington, D.C. partner Erin Brown Jones, with associate Damon Porter; and on antitrust matters by Bay Area partner Karen Silverman, with associates Kelly Fayne and Evan Omi.