5 posts and columns on Thomas H. Lee Partners

Exclusive: The Billion-Dollar Inside Story of How Demand Media Almost Went Private Last Week (And Then Didn’t)

in News on April 28 at 11:02 am PT

According to sources close to the situation, Demand Media was deep into discussions with a private equity firm to complete a deal that would have taken the online content company private for double its current value.
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Warner Music Group Gets a New Boss

in News on August 19, 2011 at 12:01 pm PT

New owners, new management: Edgar Bronfman Jr., who has run the label since 2004, moves up to chairman. Access Industries installs Stephen Cooper in his place.
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Bids for Myspace Expected This Week

in News on April 26, 2011 at 2:49 pm PT

About a half dozen private equity firms and companies are expected to submit bids for News Corp.’s Myspace by the end of this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Nielsen IPO Coming?

in News on April 26, 2010 at 12:07 pm PT

Nielsen Co., the TV audience measurement company, which four years ago was taken private for $10.2 billion by a group including Blackstone Group and Carlyle Group, is planning an IPO, according to Bloomberg, which cites “a person with knowledge of the plans.”

Former Time Warner Boss Dick Parsons Gets Back in the Media Business

in Media on September 16, 2009 at 5:25 am PT

There are very good odds that there are going to be some very big deals happening in the media world in the next year or so. So this move makes a lot of sense: Former Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons is joining up with Providence Equity Partners, the private equity firm with a hankering for media investments.
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