This Statement on Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of comScore, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), whose principal executive office is located at 11950 Democracy Drive, Suite 600, Reston, VA 20190.
| Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
(a) This Statement on Schedule 13D is being filed on behalf of each of the following persons (each a “Reporting Person” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”): (i) Sageview Capital Master, L.P. (“Sageview Master”); (ii) Sageview Capital Partners (A), L.P. (“Sageview (A)”); (iii) Sageview Capital Partners (B), L.P. (“Sageview (B)”); (iv) Sageview Partners (C) (Master), L.P. (“Sageview (C)”); (v) Sageview Capital GenPar, L.P. (“Sageview GenPar”); (vi) Sageview Capital MGP, LLC (“Sageview MGP”); (vii) Edward A. Gilhuly; and (viii) Scott M. Stuart.
(b), (c) and (f). (i) Sageview Master is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership formed in order to engage in the acquiring, holding and disposing of investments in various companies. The principal business office of Sageview Master is 55 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
(ii) Sageview (A), Sageview (B) and Sageview (C) (collectively, the “Shareholders”) are collectively the holders of 100% of the interest in Sageview Master. Sageview (A) and Sageview (B) are Delaware limited partnerships and Sageview (C) is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. The principal business office of each of the Shareholders is 55 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
(iii) Sageview GenPar is a Delaware limited partnership formed to be the sole owner of Sageview Capital GenPar, Ltd., which was formed to act as the general partner of each of the Shareholders. The principal business office of Sageview GenPar is 55 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. Sageview MGP is the general partner of Sageview GenPar (See Item (iv) of this Section).
(iv) Sageview MGP is a Delaware limited liability company formed to act as the general partner of Sageview GenPar. The principal business office of Sageview MGP is 55 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. The managing members and controlling persons of Sageview MGP are Scott M. Stuart and Edward A. Gilhuly (See Items (v) and (vi) of this Section).
(v) Mr. Gilhuly is a managing member and controlling person of Sageview MGP. Mr. Gilhuly is a United States citizen whose business address is c/o Sageview Capital LP, 245 Lytton Ave, Suite 250, Palo Alto, California 94301. Mr. Gilhuly’s principal occupation is to act as Co-President of Sageview Management, LLC.
(vi) Mr. Stuart is a managing member and controlling person of Sageview MGP. Mr. Stuart is a United States citizen whose business address is 55 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut, 06830. Mr. Stuart’s principal occupation is to act as Co-President of Sageview Management, LLC.
(d) and (e). During the past five years, neither any Reporting Person nor, to the best knowledge of each Reporting Person, any person otherwise identified in response to Item 2, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of which any such person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
| Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
The funds used in connection with the purchase of the shares of Common Stock were approximately $32,473,963 (including applicable commissions). These funds were provided by general funds available to Sageview Master.
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| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
The Reporting Persons have acquired the Common Stock reported herein for investment purposes. Consistent with such purpose, the Reporting Persons have had, and may have in the future, discussions with management of the Company and may make suggestions concerning the Company’s operations, prospects, business and financial strategies, assets and liabilities, business and financing alternatives and such other matters as the Reporting Persons may deem relevant to their investments in the Common Stock and other securities of the Company. Each Reporting Person expects that it will, from time to time, review its investment position in the Company and may, depending on market and other conditions, increase or decrease its investment position in the Common Stock or other securities of the Company.
Whether the Reporting Persons purchase any additional shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or dispose of any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, and the amount and timing of any such transactions, will depend upon the Reporting Persons' individual continuing assessments of pertinent factors, including the availability of the Common Stock or other securities of the Company for purchase at particular price levels, the Company’s and the particular Reporting Person's business and prospects, other business investment opportunities available to the particular Reporting Person, economic conditions, stock market conditions, money market conditions, the attitudes and actions of the Board of Directors and management of the Company, the availability and nature of opportunities to dispose of the particular Reporting Person's interest in the Company, to realize trading profits or minimize trading losses, and other plans and requirements of the particular Reporting Person. Depending upon its individual assessments of these factors from time to time, each Reporting Person may change its present intentions as stated above, including determining to acquire additional shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company (by means of open market or privately negotiated purchases) or to dispose of some or all of the shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company held by or under the control of such Reporting Person. In addition, each Reporting Person may from time to time enter into equity swap or other derivative transactions with respect to its investment in the Common Stock or other securities of the Company.
Except as set forth in this Item 4, the Reporting Persons have no present plans or proposals that relate to or that would result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D of the Act.
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
All ownership percentages set forth herein assume that there are 35,337,085 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of May 2, 2012, as reported in the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2012.
(a) and (b)(i) Sageview Master beneficially owns 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock (approximately 5.3% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock). Sageview Master has sole voting power and sole dispositive power over the 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock.
(ii) Sageview (A) beneficially owns 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock (approximately 5.3% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock). Sageview (A) has shared voting power and shared dispositive power over the 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock.
(iii) Sageview (B) beneficially owns 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock (approximately 5.3% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock). Sageview (B) has shared voting power and shared dispositive power over the 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock.
(iv) Sageview (C) beneficially owns 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock (approximately 5.3% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock). Sageview (C) has shared voting power and shared dispositive power over the 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock.
(v) Sageview GenPar may be deemed to beneficially own 1,855,375 shares of Common Stock (approximately 5.3% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock) by virtue of being the
