Communications, Media and Technology
Chadbourne attorneys provide corporate and litigation services to the communications, media and technology industries. We have expertise in corporate M&A, securities, private equity, anti-trust, bankruptcy and litigation matters that are specific to these industries.
Our attorneys apply their deep experience and broad knowledge of legal and business issues that are often unique to these industries for the benefit of our clients.
Chadbourne attorneys have advised clients at all stages of their business life cycle, from concept through maturity, including some that are now market leaders in their industries. Our clients include wireline common carrier, wireless carrier, cable, Internet provider, spectrum user or purchaser, domestic carrier, international carrier, software and equipment provider, satellite companies, TV broadcasters, online music service companies, and on- and off-line newspaper publishers. Importantly, Chadbourne’s clients also include financial institutions that are actively involved in investing, acquiring, selling communications, media and technology companies, such as hedge funds, private equity, investment banks and project sponsors.
The attorneys at our Firm have helped structure and obtain regulatory approval for mergers, joint ventures, asset sales, marketing alliances, and restructurings. Some, like the $35 billion WorldCom-MCI merger, have been among the largest corporate transactions in history. In recognition of our recent activity, Chadbourne placed first in the number of closed telecommunications deals in Infrastructure Journal's year-end 2005 rankings.
Representative Experience
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Cross-Border Telecom Acquisition
VimpelCom
$434 million acquisition by a Russian telecom company of the main Armenian telephone company.
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Initial Public Offering
Multimedia Polska S.A.
$269 million global offering, including a public offering to Polish individual and institutional investors and an international offering to selected institutional investors outside of Poland.
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Initial Public Offering
ORBCOMM Inc.
Initial public offering for a leading global satellite data communications company focused exclusively on machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, listed on the Nasdaq Global Market.
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Largest Private Financing in the Ukrainian Telecommunications Industry
Astelit
$540 million financing for a Ukrainian telecommunications company controlled by a Turkish GSM operator.
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Largest Unsecured Syndicated Term Loan Facility in Turkey
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, AS
$3 billion unsecured syndicated loan facility, the largest facility of its type ever closed in Turkey.
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.
Representation of the Official Creditors' Committee in the successful Chapter 11 reorganization and restructuring of over $2 billion in debt of Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., a major fiber optic network operator.
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