Media

Napster Proxy Fight Turns Ugly

August 29, 2008 - Okapi Partners’ push to rearrange board met with hostile rhetoric; digital music pioneer may be M&A bound.

Citing Integration Issues, EA Backs Away From Deal

August 18, 2008 - The entertainment titan’s offer for Take Two could resurface, but lagging discussions have pushed M&A’s impact beyond the holiday season.

Lightyear Capital Buys Into Higher One

August 11, 2008 - PE firm’s collegiate financial services investment signals interest in sector considered now to be more valuable, stable, than mortgages.

Gabelli Newest Entrant to SPAC Class

August 6, 2008 - The investor will seek a media or telecommunications company with his $200 million offering, another in a recent string of blank-check companies.

Zell’s Cubs Auction Narrows

July 31, 2008 - Most candidates to buy the baseball team, stadium and television stake—in parts, or all together—have been eliminated, leaving as few as three.

Clear Channel Buyout Completed

July 31, 2008 - PE buyers had to overcome obstacles; the deal's success marks the second major media deal to reach completion this week.

Forrester Tucks in JupiterResearch

July 31, 2008 - In just over two years, MCG Capital’s buy from JupiterMedia more than doubles its value.

Markit To Acquire JP Morgan Risk Management Software

July 28, 2008 - The Dallas-based software firm will acquire FCS in the transaction.

At Last, Two Subscription Radio Titans Find the Finish Line

July 29, 2008 - FCC approval allows for merger of XM, Sirius subscription satellite radio services—with stipulations.

Buyers not Bearish on Zell’s Cubbies

July 21, 2008 - The real estate magnate’s push to eliminate debt will see its most aggressive play of 2008 in the near term as the Tribune Co. preps an auction for its baseball team, cable channel share and Chicago landmark stadium.

Merrill Lynch to Sell Bloomberg Stake

July 17, 2008 - The bank’s reported attempt to also shed its stake in asset manager BlackRock indicates a need to boost liquidity.

Oak Hill Capital Partners Grows Local TV

July 23, 2008 - Private equity firm’s television station affiliate holding company gets a new shareholder as it doubles its portfolio.

Headcount Reduction a Factor in Zell’s Asset Sales

July 14, 2008 - The Tribune owner has boosted already attractive properties’ value by cutting weight and creating space at top metropolitan papers.

Landmark Continues Asset Sales

July 14, 2008 - With its largest property—by far—now sold, the media conglomerate continues its breakup play, selling another of its most attractive assets.

Can Druckenmiller Pierce Steel Curtain?

July 11, 2008 - The financier seeks to buy the Pittsburgh Steelers, but that depends on the controlling family’s willingness to relinquish its stake.

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