Acquiring Distressed Entertainment, Media and Communications Companies:
Strategies and Tips for Success from Bidding to Closing
Strategies and Tips for Success from Bidding to Closing
Join David Kupetz on 12.19.13, at 11 a.m. PST, via Expert Webcast, to discuss the process of acquiring distressed companies has become hyper-competitive and increasingly complex, even more so in the Entertainment, Media and Communications (“EMC”) space. The panel will address the strategies and tips for success from the perspectives of an investment banker, a deal and bankruptcy lawyer, and a turnaround executive.
MAJOR TOPICS:
- Observations on recent distressed EMC transactions
- Recent relevant case law: credit bidding, 363 sales, etc.
- Discussions with lenders: pre- and post-petition
- EMC-specific issues:
- Dependence on intellectual property
- Transfer to New Media
- Value of collateral
- Media disintermediation
- Role of guilds
- Dealing with talent, content, and human variables
- Global geography
- Capital requirements
- Risks and rewards
- Due diligence
- Planning for the exit
- Transaction structures: bankruptcy, 363 sales, out-of-court, ABCs
- Selected case studies