John Blevin

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Professional Experience

: Current; NBC Universal Acquisition of The Weather Channel Represented NBC Universal in its acquisition (together with Bain Capital and Blackstone Group) of The Weather Channel.

: Current; NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Sale of NYMEX Holdings Represented NYMEX Holdings in connection with its $9.5 billion sale to CME Group, Inc.

: Current; Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Ltd.; Goldman Sachs Acquisition of Waste Industries USA, Inc. Representing Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Ltd. and Goldman Sachs in the $544 million acquisition of Waste Industries USA, Inc.

: Current; NBC Universal Acquisition of Oxygen Media, LLC Represented NBC Universal in the $925 million acquisition of Oxygen Media, LLC.

: Current; Broadcast Media Partners Holding Inc.; Umbrella Acquisition Inc.; Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Saban Capital Group; THL Partners; TPG Capital Acquisition Financing for Univision Communications Inc. Represented an investor group including Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, Saban Capital Group, TPG Capital, and THL Partners in an $8.7 billion financing for the $13.7 billion going private acquisition of Univision Communications Inc.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners, Inc.; Madison Dearborn Partners LLC; Saban Capital Group, Inc.; TPG Capital; THL Partners Acquisition of Univision Communications Inc. Advised the investor group consisting of Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Saban Capital Group, TPG Capital and THL Partners in connection with the $13.7 billion acquisition of Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish language media company in the US.

: Current; Citi Acquisition of Green Mountain Power Corporation Represented Citi, as financial advisor to Northern New England Energy Corporation, in the acquisition of Green Mountain Power Corporation.

: Current; ACI Capital and MidOcean Partners Sale of Jenny Craig Holdings, Inc. Advised ACI Capital and MidOcean Partners in connection with their $600 million sale of Jenny Craig to Nestlé.

: Current; Lehman Brothers; Merrill Lynch & Co. Acquisition of Royal Group Technologies Limited Represented Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, as financial advisors to Georgia Gulf Corporation, in its $1.6 billion acquisition of Royal Group Technologies Limited.

: Current; United Breweries Group Bid for Taittinger CCVC (and its subsidiaries, including Bouvet-Ladubay, Domaine Carneros and Champcal Estates) Represented McDowell & Company, Limited, a member of United Breweries Group, an India-based conglomerate headed by Dr. Vijay Mallya, in the bid for Taittinger CCVC (and its subsidiaries, including Bouvet-Ladubay, Domaine Carneros and Champcal Estates) primarily French, including US subsidiaries.

: Current; CBS Corporation Acquisition of CSTV Networks, Inc. Represented CBS Corporation in its $325 million acquisition of CSTV Networks, Inc. more

: Current; Whirlpool Corporation Acquisition of Maytag Corporation Represented Whirlpool Corporation in its $2.6 billion acquisition of Maytag Corporation. more

: Current; CBS Corporation Division of Viacom into Two Public Companies Represented CBS in the division of Viacom Inc. into "New Viacom" and CBS Corporation. more

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