Study Group: Chief Financial Officers in the Commercial Cable & Satellite Industry(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 12
This study group may include chief financial officers, chartered public accountants, controllers, and consultants knowledgeable on topics such as finance, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting and fraud, financial accounting and reporting, bankruptcy, pension benefits, cash flow, company valuation, working capital, hedge accounting, and mergers and acquisition, among others.
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The Weather Channel Auction Demonstrates Restraint by Potential Bidders | 07-09-2008
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NBC, Blackstone and Bain buy Weather Channel | www.ft.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
The Weather Channel sale by privately held Landmark Communications to NBCU and private equity affiliates of Blackstone Group and Bain Capital for a reported $3.5 billion demonstrates that potential bidders such as CBS (recent buyer of CNET for $1.8b), Viacom, Liberty, and TW are being extremely careful...
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