SPE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES October 8, 2010 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT DRAFT AS OF 8 OCT, 10:30AM.
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Transcript of SPE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES October 8, 2010 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT DRAFT AS OF 8 OCT, 10:30AM.
SPE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
October 8, 2010
CONFIDENTIALDRAFT
DRAFT AS OF8 OCT,
10:30AM
CONFIDENTIALDRAFT
SPE Investment Opportunities
DescriptionCash
Estimate1OpportunityResulting Equity
Position
Teleset2
Buy incremental 1%
Obligation to buy remaining 49%
Teleset is a production company in Colombia; initial transaction would be to exercise an option to acquire an incremental 1% to gain control; a put for 49% would then become active
$1M
$15-20M
51% (step up from 50%)
100% (step up from 51%)
Notes: 1. Cash investment does not assume repayment of any outstanding debt and are very early estimates subject to change should deal progress 2. Included in MRP financial estimates
Preliminary discussions are taking place on the following deal
CONFIDENTIALDRAFT
GSN U.S. Cable Network; SPE currently holds 35%
$150M
Based on early discussions with counterparts, the following deals are strategic if funds are available for investment and if owners are receptive to selling
MSM India
Maa TV
ALL3MEDIA
Shine
Buy-out existing partners in Indian networks
Indian regional (Telugu) TV network
UK production company
UK production company (exit is currently under consideration assuming we cannot gain control; but consider buy-up if control is feasible)
$150-225M
$50M
$175-375M
$210-340M
51% (step up from 35%)
100% (buy out partners’ 38% interest)
51%
51% - 100%
51% - 100% (step up from 20%)
Notes: 1. Cash investment does not assume repayment of any outstanding debt and are very early estimates subject to change should
deal progress 2. Included in MRP financial estimates
DescriptionCash
Estimate1OpportunityResulting Equity
Position
Discovery Networks2
Several of Discovery's smaller UK cable networks
$25M 50%
SPE Investment Opportunities
CONFIDENTIALDRAFT
Ovation U.S. TV network$350M
Fuel U.S. TV network
MGM International TV networks
$150M
$50-100M
100%
100%
50%
The following deals may also present expansion opportunities, however counterparts have not yet been engaged to validate interest and strategic fit
DescriptionCash
Estimate1OpportunityResulting Equity
Position
Hallmark-GSN merger
If GSN control secured, merge with another U.S. cable network(s)
$200 - $300M
50%
Note: 1. Cash investment does not assume repayment of any outstanding debt and are very early estimates subject to change should deal progress
Transactions Under Internal Consideration