EXPERIENCE
DICEMARK CAPITAL’s extensive experience includes:
- Two decades as a global capital markets insider
- Hundreds of global transactions facilitated – debt, equity, preferred shares, etc.
- Breadth and depth in many industries
Capital Raises
Advisory
Merges & Acquisitions:
- Corus Entertainment Inc.: acquisition of television assets – March 2013;
- Cogeco Cable: acquisitions of Peer 1 and Broadband Atlantic – Dec. 2012 & July 2012;
- Bell Canada: acquisition of Astral Media – March 2012; acquisition of CTVglobemedia Inc. – April 2011;
- Comcast Corp: acquisitions of AT&T Broadband – Nov. 2002, Adelphia Communications Corp. – July 2006, NBC Universal – Jan. 2011;
- Shaw Comm. Inc.: acquisition of Canwest’s television operations – Oct. 2010;
- Verizon Comm. Inc.: acquisitions of MCI Inc. – Jan. 2006, ALLTEL Corp. – Jan. 2009;
- Thomson Reuters Corporation: acquisition of Reuters Group plc – April 2008;
- News Corporation: acquisition of Dow Jones Inc. – Dec. 2007;
- AT&T Inc.: acquisitions of AT&T Wireless – Oct. 2004, AT&T Corp. – Nov. 2005, Bellsouth – Dec. 2006 and T-Mobile USA March 2011 (not consummated);
- Telecom Italia SpA: acquisition of Telecom Italia Mobile SpA – Dec. 2006;
- Time Warner Cable Inc.: acquisition of Adelphia Communications Corp. – July 2006;
- Teléfonica S.A.: acquisition of O2 plc – Jan. 2006;
- Sprint Nextel Corporation: acquisition of Nextel Communication Inc. – Aug. 2005;
- Rogers Comm. Inc.: acquisitions of Microcell – Nov. 2004, Call-Net – July 2005;
- Echostar Corp.: purchase of DIRECTV – October 2001 (not consummated);
- Deutsche Telekom AG: acquisition of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. – July 2001
Leveraged Buy-Outs:
- BCE Inc. (not consummated) – $52 billion CAD EV;
- ALLTEL Corporation – $27.5 billion USD EV;
- Clear Channel Communications Inc. – $24 billion USD EV;
- Cablevision Systems Corp. (not consummated) – $22 billion USD EV;
- Tribune Company – $10 billion USD EV;
- Cox Communications Inc. – $8.5 billion for 38%, $28 billion USD total EV
Bankruptcies & Recapitalizations:
- Yellow Media Inc. – Dec. 2012;
- Canwest LP – Jan. 2010;
- Canwest Global Comm. – Oct. 2009;
- Charter Comm. Inc. – March 2009;
- Nortel Networks Corp. – Jan. 2009;
- Tribune Company – Dec. 2008;
- Quebecor World – Jan. 2008;
- Microcell Telecom. Inc. – Jan. 2003;
- AT&T Canada Inc. – Oct. 2002;
- Telewest Comm. Plc – July 2002;
- WorldCom, Inc. – July 2002;
- Adelphia Comm. – June 2002;
- Teleglobe Inc. – May 2002;
- NTL Incorporated – April 2002;
- Call-Net Enterprises – Feb 2002;
- Global Crossing – Jan. 2002