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Davis Polk Advises Comcast on Its Acquisition of DailyCandy
8/6/2008
Davis Polk & Wardwell is advising Comcast Corporation on its acquisition of DailyCandy, Inc., an e-mail fashion and culture newsletter and website aimed at women. Comcast is purchasing DailyCandy from, among others, investment firm Pilot Group LLC. DailyCandy will become part of Comcast's Interactive Media division, which also houses other Comcast Internet properties, including the Fancast online video site and movie-information sites Fandango and Movies.com. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Davis Polk corporate team includes partner William H. Aaronson and associates Jeffrey M. Glasheen and Brian Rooder. Partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and associate M. Ryan LaRosa of the Menlo Park office are providing tax advice. Partner Kyoko Takahashi Lin and associate John A.B. O'Callaghan (not yet admitted) are providing benefits advice. Counsel Betty Moy Huber and associate Elisabeth Hanratty are providing environmental advice. Counsel James P. McIntyre and associates Regina Chang and Jonathan H. Pacheco are providing real estate advice. Partner Frank J. Azzopardi and associate Matthew J. Bacal are providing intellectual property advice. Partner Arthur J. Burke and associate Stephen M. Pepper are providing antitrust advice. Except as indicated above, all members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.