http://www.davispolk.com/ en-us © 2011 Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Sun, 19 May 2013 05:33:56 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 05:33:56 GMT Davis Polk advised Bonnier Corporation in connection with the sale of Parenting and Babytalk magazines and their related digital assets to Meredith Corporation. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2248 News 3c13bfdd-947f-4688-a0b1-2d03b28e1ec1 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Telefónica, S.A. and Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U. on the SEC-registered $2 billion aggregate principal amount off-the-shelf note offering by Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U., fully guaranteed by Telefónica, S.A. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2235 News 83e4041e-0967-4f40-99d7-1858c59e7d44 Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Tele2 AB on the sale of its Russian operations to VTB Group in a cash transaction comprising $2.4 billion in equity value and $1.15 billion in net debt. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2174 News c628f22f-4e88-412e-81ff-004fec351329 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation and NBCUniversal Media, LLC in connection with the cross-guarantee by Comcast and certain of its cable holding companies of NBCUniversal’s $11 billion of public debt securities and by NBCUniversal of Comcast’s and the cable guarantors’ $30 billion of public debt securities and Comcast’s $6.25 billion credit facility. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2171 News c2aa1942-4f17-4b54-99c7-e2c93074e1b9 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation, NBCUniversal Media, LLC and NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. in connection with the issuance and sale of $4 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes and $725 million aggregate liquidation preference of Series A cumulative preferred stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2164 News 3f63920e-7b69-48c9-aee7-193eaa0c18bd Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering of $350 million 3.250% senior notes due 2023 and $850 million 4.875% senior notes due 2043 by Discovery Communications, LLC. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2139 News 574380b3-4286-439a-b00b-6645dbf8fa55 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Crestview Partners as member of an investor group in connection with the $2.617 billion sale of approximately 26.9 million shares and approximately 1.1 million warrants in Charter Communications, Inc. to Liberty Media Corporation. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2129 News 3e6080d0-d82c-4757-91d8-004907e20f5e Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as joint book-running managers and representatives of the several underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered secondary offering of 8,450,000 shares of Discovery’s Series C common stock, sold by FTI Ventures LLC, as the selling stockholder. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2148 News 86992d29-a218-4796-bd37-7a57410d4222 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Digicel Limited (Digicel) in connection with the offering by Digicel of an aggregate of $1 billion of Digicel's 6% senior notes due 2021 and a concurrent cash tender offer by Digicel for any and all of its 12% senior notes due 2014. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2102 News 8d8abe03-1fff-4075-accd-0d794c91cec7 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising NBCUniversal Media, LLC in connection with its acquisition from LIN TV Corp. of LIN’s entire equity interest in the joint venture between NBCUniversal and LIN. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2065 News 4e4a25dd-03b3-4419-ae29-1ed54df32635 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Comcast Corporation on its $16.7 billion acquisition of General Electric Company’s 49% common equity stake in the NBCUniversal Media, LLC joint venture. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2046 News ab615a0b-1257-4ab0-8223-f513251694f9 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) in connection with the sale of the business process outsourcing businesses owned by its subsidiary SPi Global Holdings, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2034 News c57643e1-2d8a-4bbb-8e8f-01cf292f1382 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers, and Credit Suisse AG as administrative agent, in connection with a $820 million incremental term loan credit facility for WMG Acquisition Corp., a subsidiary of Warner Music Group Corp., to finance the acquisition of the Parlophone Label Group from Universal Music Group, a subsidiary of Vivendi. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2035 News f7dde9dd-8b76-44d9-868e-100dd626e131 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. as joint book-running managers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2023 by Windstream Corporation. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2023 News a43d5e3a-b63d-486f-b8fe-0b1b4b1be74d Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation on its SEC-registered debt offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.85% notes due 2023, $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.25% notes due 2033 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.5% notes due 2043. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2039 News 6d887fb0-d63f-41fe-95e4-ec95a3fa4942 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation on its SEC-registered debt offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.85% notes due 2023, $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.25% notes due 2033 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.5% notes due 2043. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2006 News e8ac55dd-174f-4db8-bc64-e6368ef6fbfd Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Comcast Corporation in connection with its $150 million acquisition of shares of the common stock of ARRIS Group, Inc. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=2005 News 44f6987b-6c25-44a0-a854-88e44436f3c4 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as joint lead arranger and bookrunner in connection with a $1.1 billion senior secured exit term loan facility for Tribune Company entered into pursuant to Tribune’s chapter 11 plan of reorganization. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1998 News 2aa0e74b-2d0d-4609-8658-037eb9c07528 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the pre-petition senior lenders owed more than $8.5 billion (Senior Lenders) in the successful chapter 11 restructuring of the Tribune Company, which emerged from bankruptcy today. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1997 News 477c5eaa-28ca-480b-bc84-01300fcf32d8 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising CITIC Capital on the acquisition of Focus Media Holding Limited through a going-private transaction. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1989 News 4ffd10b3-fbc1-4b17-871e-273e3932d295 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Bank plc, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and UBS Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $385 million senior secured first-lien credit facility, consisting of a $310 million term loan and a $75 million revolving credit facility, and a $105 million senior secured second-lien term loan facility, to finance the leveraged buyout of Crossmark Holdings, Inc. (Crossmark) by WP Horizon Merger Sub LLC, a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus). http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1977 News 041c4e0e-bfdf-4c69-a3c8-22b45118f1dd Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as financial adviser to Nielsen Holdings N.V. in connection with its approximately $1.26 billion acquisition of Arbitron Inc. for $48 per share in cash. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1986 News 20449636-b649-403b-b3ff-13e01f0b474b Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Comcast Corporation, a significant Clearwire Corporation shareholder, in connection with the approximately $2.2 billion acquisition by Sprint Nextel Corporation of the 50% stake in Clearwire that it does not already own. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1985 News 690c87a6-e67d-4784-a2e5-122bd9bb165a Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation on its SEC-registered debt offering of $287.5 million aggregate principal amount of 5% notes due 2061. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1993 News f6e645ec-8c69-4390-be95-440371716b9e Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised CSG Systems International, Inc. (CSG) in connection with its $250 million amended and restated senior secured revolving and term loan credit facility. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1920 News eec563d5-77a7-435b-9b67-803149af4807 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as joint book-running managers on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering by Nuance Communications, Inc. of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% senior notes due 2020. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1884 News f13b4421-7f90-4095-ae89-7b811aaa0847 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised NBCUniversal Media, LLC on its SEC-registered debt offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.875% senior notes due 2023 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.45% senior notes due 2043. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1870 News 8ebaee45-96cc-43e8-8bf0-ca5fcb336b28 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT After having received the clearance from the French Competition Authority on July 23, 2012, and the approval from the French Broadcasting Authority on September 18, 2012, Groupe Canal+ closed the acquisition of the French free-TV channels Direct 8 and Direct Star from Bolloré Média on September 27, 2012. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1865 News 9aa99b62-3005-4795-8099-a679c655fcd8 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Barclays Capital as active joint lead arrangers in connection with a $1 billion 3.5-year unsecured revolving credit facility and a $1.5 billion 5-year unsecured revolving credit facility provided to DIRECTV Holdings LLC. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1860 News 564b44ea-eb64-4a33-86e3-4abdf7c68664 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the initial purchasers in connection with the debut global offering by Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. ESP of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% senior notes due 2022. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1856 News 103dcc2d-3aba-496a-b367-e54d33d4c4c0 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Digicel Group Limited on a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $1.5 billion of 8.25% senior notes due 2020 and a concurrent cash tender offer by Digicel for any and all of its $415 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 9.125% / 9.875% senior toggle notes due 2015 and $1 billion aggregate principal amount of outstanding 8.875% senior notes due 2015. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1841 News e44a8066-c9f4-4813-87ed-6885537d8ca0 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Barclays Capital Inc. in connection with a variable maturity accelerated share repurchase program it entered into with AOL Inc., under which AOL will repurchase $600 million of its common stock. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1821 News 00df152e-019a-4df8-a751-5edb8878fa43 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising Getty Investments in connection with the $3.3 billion acquisition of Getty Images, Inc. Getty Images co-founder and chairman Mark Getty and the Getty family will roll substantially all of their 30% ownership interests into the transaction, and increase their ownership stake going forward, while Hellman & Friedman LLC will sell its controlling interest to The Carlyle Group. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1804 News abfbbae3-148d-4c9d-b1ed-01d08bf7b269 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised NBCUniversal Media, LLC in connection with its acquisition of the 50% share of the MSNBC Digital Network joint venture that it did not previously own from Microsoft Corporation. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1761 News b20059d2-52af-41a7-b61e-b624830123a2 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk is advising NBCUniversal Media, LLC in connection with the $3.025 billion sale of its 15.8% stake in A&E Television Networks, LLC to A&E’s other owners, The Walt Disney Company and The Hearst Corporation. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1757 News 54ddfee7-22fa-4f68-859e-3841f8ea8383 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Davis Polk advised Comcast Corporation on its SEC-registered debt offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.125% notes due 2022 and $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.65% notes due 2042. The offering was made through an underwriting syndicate led by BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1748 News 74b325df-3725-444c-b438-7b046c33be8f Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.davispolk.com/news/detail.aspx?news=1694 News b55486eb-9bae-4bf1-ae24-b6be228e7651 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT