Emerging Trends in Media Deals: Challenges and Opportunities
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The Entertainment, Media and Communications (“EMC”) space has become immensely complex, constantly changing and hyper-competitive. Our panel of experts comprised of investment bankers, a deal and bankruptcy lawyer, a valuation expert, and EMC executives will examine current EMC trends and transactional opportunities, both healthy and distressed, as well as provide tips and strategies for getting deals done.
SPEAKERS:
Michael Corrigan, Foyle River Entertainment
Gary Marenzi, Marenzi and Associates
Roy Salter, FTI Consulting
David Kupetz, SulmeyerKupetz
Neil Morganbesser, DelMorgan & Co.
MODERATOR:
Alex Kasdan, DelMorgan & Co.
MAJOR TOPICS:
- Current media trends:
- Where is the growth?
- Changing markets
- Television, www, geographic trends
- Programming, format and distribution / legacy infrastructure
- Value of content v. “dead” libraries
- Valuation trends and outlook for the future
- Traditional model is broken: distressed opportunities
- Observations on recent distressed EMC transactions
- Getting a distressed deal done: legal landscape and structure
- Credit bidding
- In- or out-of-court restructuring
- 363 Sales
- Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
- Discussions with lenders: pre- and post-petition
- EMC-specific issues to consider
- Capitalization, financing and transactional issues
- Selected case studies
ON DEMAND REPLAY ACCESS FEE: $275