Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is known for its specialism in handling corporate transactions for international and multinational corporations in the media and entertainment industry. The firm has handled a number of complex acquisitions, financings, divestitures as well as financing restructurings and reorganizations for production studios, TV networks, broadband networks and animation studios. The team is led by corporate heavyweight Faiza Saeed from New York who excels at handling multi-billion dollar mergers and acquisitions for the entertainment industry. She has also handled major sales of media and entertainment businesses as well as assisted with takeover defence and proxy contests for clients.
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Clients clés

  • Consolidated Communications
  • EchoStar
  • Endeavor
  • Frontier
  • Hasbro
  • Outfront Media
  • Paramount
  • Rogers Communications
  • UScellular
  • The Walt Disney Company

Points forts

  • Represented Paramount’s special committee in the pending $28bn merger with Skydance.
  • Represented Endeavor’s special committee in the pending $25bn take-private acquisition by Silver Lake.
  • Represented Disney in its pending acquisition of the remaining 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast’s NBC Universal.

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Faiza Saeed