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• February 27, 2007

  Official: Univision Names Joe Uva CEO

  

  As ALL ACCESS reported earlier today, UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS has now officially named OMD WORLDWIDE Pres./CEO JOE UVA its new CEO, effective APRIL 1. UVA replaces A. JERROLD PERENCHIO, who will step down when the company's sale to BROADCASTING MEDIA … more »

• February 16, 2007

  Univision Merger Moves Forward

  

  UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS announced that UMBRELLA ACQUISITIONS INC. intends to offer $1.5 billion principal amount of senior notes due 2015. The consummation of the notes offering is subject to market and other conditions. UMBRELLA ACQUISITIONS was formed … more »

• December 28, 2006

  Private Equity Council Formed, Doug Lowenstein Is Pres./CEO

  

  You'll recall that the recent CLEAR CHANNEL $26.7 billion deal was put together by private equity firms THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS and BAIN CAPITAL, (NET NEWS 11/16), and now this growing sector of private equity firms has a unified face on CAPITOL HILL with … more »

• November 13, 2006

  Clear Channel Bids Expected Today

  

  THE NEW YORK TIMES reports that two consortiums of private equity firms are expected to submit final bids today for CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS. Bidders were making last-minute adjustments to their offers last night, according to reports, after the … more »

• October 25, 2006

  Tribune Retirement Plan Changes Arouse NY Post Suspicion Of Pending Sale

  

  Does TRIBUNE management know something they're not saying publicly yet? That's the NEW YORK POST's inference from TRIBUNE's changes to its retirement and bonus plans to grant some executives payouts if the company changes owners, a procedure the POST … more »

• September 27, 2006

  Univision Shareholders Approve Sale Of Company

  

  UNIVISION shareholders approved the sale of the company to a consortium of investors headed by producer HAIM SABAN on WEDNESDAY (9/27). The shareholder vote, with over 80% voting yes, gives the go-ahead for the $12.3 billion deal, which amounts to … more »

• June 27, 2006

  Univision Sold To Saban Group

  

  UNIVISION's board has approved the sale of the company to a group headed by producer HAIM SABAN for $12.3 million plus assumption of $1.4 billion in debt.  The group includes SABAN plus THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS INC., … more »

• May 26, 2006

  Univision Amends Execs' Severance Deals

  

  UNIVISION has notified the SEC that it has amended the severance agreements it has with four of its top executives to give them three times their base salaries and maximum bonus, or the base salary and maximum bonus through the end of their contracts, … more »

• April 27, 2006

  Report: Disney, CBS Had Talks With Univision

  

  Who's kicking the tires at UNIVISION? The NEW YORK TIMES reports that DISNEY and CBS have had meetings with UNIVISION management in the last week, despite LES MOONVES' statement on yesterday's CBS CORP. conference call that his company is "not … more »

• March 23, 2006

  Equity Firms Mull Univision Bid

  A group formed by GOLDMAN SACHS, TEXAS PACIFIC GROUP, and THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS is looking at a possible bid for UNIVISION, according to REUTERS. The equity firms join KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS, THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, and BAIN CAPITAL and a consortium that … more »