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$ |
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COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED |
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ACQUIROR |
29-Jul-2010
Pending |
$308 million |
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Mitchell Communication Group Limited
Advising Aegis Group plc on its proposed acquisition of Mitchell Communication Group Limited, Australia’s leading independent media buyer |
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Aegis Group plc |
01-Jul-2010
Pending |
NA |
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Media Monitors
Advising Media Monitors, the leading media intelligence company in Asia-Pacific, on its sale to Quadrant Private Equity |
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Quadrant Private Equity |
18-Jun-2010
Closed |
$ 361.1 million |
 |
USEN Corporation
Advising USEN Corporation, a diversified media company, on the sale of Intelligence Ltd., its 100% owned human resources staffing subsidiary |
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. |
01-Jun-2010
Closed |
$109 million |
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AT&T Japan (an AT&T Inc. company)
Advising AT&T Inc., a premier communications holding company, on its sale of the domestic network outsourcing business of AT&T Japan, its Japanese enterprise unit, to Internet Initiative Japan, one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers |
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Internet Initiative Japan |
12-May-2010
Pending |
NA |
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Experian plc
Advising Experian plc, the FTSE100 global information services company, on the sale of certain UK database marketing activities into a newly formed joint venture with British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC |
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British Sky Broadcasting Group plc |
31-Mar-2010
Closed |
$3.3 billion |
|
EMOBILE Ltd.
Advising the Independent Committee of eAccess Ltd., Japan's largest DSL wholesaler , on its business combination through a share exchange with EMOBILE, Ltd., the leading mobile data communications provider in Japan |
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eAccess Ltd. |
04-Dec-2009
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NA |
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Verivox Holding Limited
Advised the shareholders of Verivox Holdings Limited, comprising Independent News & Media plc and the founders and joint CEOs of Verivox, on the sale of 51% in Verivox, Germany’s leading price comparison website for energy and telecommunications services, to Oakley Capital Private Equity |
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Oakley Capital Private Equity LP |
21-Jul-2009
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$2.8 billion |
 |
Quebecor World Inc
Acted as financial advisor to Quebecor World on its CCAA / Chapter 11 restructuring |
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01-Dec-2008
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NA |
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Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd.
Advised Cheil Worldwide, Inc, South Korea’s largest marketing agency, on the acquisition of Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd, a leading independent UK advertising agency |
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Cheil Worldwide, Inc. |
07-Aug-2008
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NA |
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Scholastic Corporation’s U.S. direct-to-home continuities business
Advised Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, on the sale of its U.S. direct-to-home continuities business to Sandvik AS |
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Sandvik AS |
30-Jun-2008
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$720 million |
|
THUS Group plc
Advised THUS Group plc, a fixed line business telecommunications provider, on a cash offer from Cable & Wireless plc |
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Cable & Wireless plc |
02-Jan-2008
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NA |
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E. Brost & J. Funke GmbH & Co. KG (BFK KG) and its 25% stake in Otto Group
Advised the shareholders of BFK KG, comprising the families who also own German publisher WAZ Media Group, on the sale of their 25% holding in German retailing and services group Otto to the Otto family, which thereby regained full ownership of the business |
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Otto AG für Beteiligungen (investment vehicle of Otto family) |
05-Jul-2007
|
$630 million |
|
ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc.
Advised Incisive Media, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, on the acquisition of ALM Media, a leading integrated media company focused on the legal and real estate sectors and the largest provider of B2B information to the US legal market
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Incisive Media Ltd. (portfolio company of Apax Partners) |
30-Jun-2007
|
$52.0 billion |
 |
BCE Inc.
Advised the Board of BCE on a review of a range of strategic alternatives that culminated in an agreement to sell to a consortium consisting of Teacher's Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners for $52.0 billion that was ultimately terminated |
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Teacher's Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC |
12-Jun-2007
|
$184 million |
|
Jane’s Information Group
Advised The Woodbridge Company Limited, the holding company for the Thomson family’s investments, on the sale of Jane’s Information Group, a world-leading provider of information and analysis on global defence and security, to IHS Inc. |
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IHS Inc. |
21-May-2007
|
$6.3 billion |
|
EMI Group plc
Acted as lead financial advisor to global music industry player EMI Group plc, on a recommended cash offer from Maltby Limited, a company formed at the direction of Terra Firma |
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Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited |
14-May-2007
|
$1.0 billion |
|
Datamonitor plc
Acted as financial adviser to Informa plc on its recommended acquisition of Datamonitor plc, a leading global provider of market intelligence |
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Informa plc |
26-Mar-2007
|
$1.0 billion |
 |
Wolters Kluwer Education
Advised Bridgepoint Capital Limited on its acquisition of Wolters Kluwer Education, the pan-European educational publishing division of quoted Dutch-based information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer NV |
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Bridgepoint Capital Limited |
03-Apr-2006
|
$3.7 billion |
|
Verizon Communications Inc. (various assets)
Provided independent valuation services in connection with the acquisition by América Móvil and Telmex of a 100% stake in Verizon Dominicana, an approximate 52% stake in Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico and an approximate 28.5% stake in Compania Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela |
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América Móvil and Telmex |
21-Jun-2005
|
$714 million |
|
Scottish Radio Holdings plc
Advised UK radio and regional press company Scottish Radio Holdings plc on a recommended offer by EMAP plc |
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EMAP plc |
01-Jun-2005
|
$1.4 billion |
|
IIR
Advised T&F Informa on the acquisition of IIR, a leading provider of performance improvement solutions and organiser of conferences and exhibitions. The acquisition is to be financed via a rights issue of c.$570m and a new debt facility |
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T&F Informa |
02-Mar-2004
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$2.1 billion |
|
Taylor & Francis Group Plc
Advised Informa Group on its merger with Taylor & Francis. Following the merger, Informa shareholders own 51% of the combined company |
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Informa Group Plc |
15-Jul-2003
|
$1.1 billion |
|
Loral Space and Communications Ltd.
Advised Loral with its Chapter 11 proceedings. Advised on the sale of its North American Fixed Satellite Services assets to Intelsat for $1.1 billion |
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Intelsat Ltd. |
15-Oct-2002
|
$3.2 billion |
|
AT&T Canada
Advised AT&T Canada on a stand-alone financial restructuring |
|
|
09-Aug-2002
|
$17.6 billion |
|
Adelphia Communications
Advised the Unsecured Creditors of Adelphia Communications representing $14.5 billion of value in Adelphia’s Chapter 11 proceedings. Advised on the sale of Adelphia’s assets to Time Warner and Comcast for $17.6 billion
|
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Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. |
25-Mar-2001
|
$9.7 billion |
 |
Cable & Wireless Optus Limited, 52.5% subsidiary of Cable and Wireless plc
Advised C&W on the sale of its 52.5% owned Australian subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Optus, to SingTel |
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Singapore Telecommunications Limited |
31-Mar-2000
|
$498 million |
|
Dorling Kindersley plc
Advised Dorling Kindersley, a leading and innovative book publisher, on the sale of the company to Pearson in an all cash transaction. |
|
Pearson plc |
04-Oct-1999
|
$23.5 billion |
|
AMFM, Inc.
Advised AMFM on the sale of the company to Clear Channel Communications to form the largest U.S. radio company |
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Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
06-Aug-1999
|
$12.8 billion |
|
One2One (joint venture between Cable and Wireless plc and Media One)
Strategic advice to C&W in connection with the sale of One2One, a UK mobile phone operator, 50% owned by C&W and 50% owned by Media One |
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Deutsche Telekom AG |
30-Jul-1999
|
$2.5 billion |
|
Mirror Group PLC
Advised Trinity on its merger with Mirror Group to form Trinity Mirror, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher |
|
Trinity plc |
18-Feb-1997
|
$1.1 billion |
|
Viacom Inc. - various radio assets
Advised Chancellor in the purchase of Viacom’s radio assets |
|
Chancellor Broadcasting |
