NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A group including Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Saban Capital Group, Texas Pacific Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners have acquired Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN), the leading Spanish-language media company in the US. The transaction is valued at approximately $13.7 billion, including the assumption of debt. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as legal advisor to the sponsors, Covington & Burling was FCC Counsel and Bank of America, N.A., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wachovia Bank were financial advisors to the buying group in the transaction.

Univision is the nation's fastest-growing media company. Serving the burgeoning Hispanic community - which is growing three times faster than the general population - Univision has industry-leading market share in its television, radio, music and online businesses. With an unmatched collection of assets and a unique connection with Hispanic Americans, Univision is ideally positioned to reap additional benefits from the continued rapid growth of the Hispanic population and increased advertising in Spanish-language media.

The Weil Gotshal team was led in this transaction by partner David Duffell who was supported by attorneys from practice areas and offices across the firm. Other partners involved in the transaction included Todd Chandler, Angela Fontana and Kelly Dybala on the Financing Team; Michael Epstein in Intellectual Property; Marc Silberberg in Tax; Michael Kam and Michael Nissan in Benefits; Alan Weinschel and Alan Kusinitz in Regulatory; David Kreisler and Joseph Kuzneski in Corporate; and Annemargaret Connolly in Environmental. Counsel and associates providing support in the transaction included Shayla Kasuto Harlev, Amy Meese, John Blevin, Jennifer Sweeney, Matthew Goulding, Lesley Morisset, Barry Jacobs, Heather Emmel, Roy Luria, Fiona O'Donnell, Max Goodman, Jill Chesler and John Sipple. Mace Rosenstein from Covington & Burling was the FCC regulatory counsel on the deal.

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