Matthew Goulding

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Professional Experience

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc.; Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board; Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC Acquisition of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada) Representing Providence Equity Partners Inc., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC in the $48.5 billion going private acquisition of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada), the largest leveraged buyout in history.

: Current; THL Partners; Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Acquisition of Ceridian Corporation Advised THL Partners and Fidelity National Financial, Inc. in connection with their $5.3 billion public-to-private acquisition of Ceridian Corporation.

: Current; Berkshire Partners LLC; HMTBP Holdings, Inc.; HMTBP Acquisition Corp.; HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. Acquisition Financing for HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. Represented Berkshire Partners LLC, HMTBP Holdings, Inc., HMTBP Acquisition Corp. and HMTBP Acquisition II Corp. in the $186 million acquisition financing for HMTBP Acquisition II Corp.

: Current; Providence Equity Partners Inc. Acquisition of Television Group of Clear Channel Communications Inc. Advising Providence Equity Partners Inc. in connection with its $1.2 billion acquisition from Clear Channel Communications Inc. of 56 television stations in 24 markets.

: 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; Advent International Corp. Acquisition of Oxo GmbH Advised Advent International Corp. in connection with its acquisition of the Celanese Corporation's "Oxo" products and derivatives businesses.

: Current; TH Lee Putnam Ventures Sale of N.E.W. Customer Service Companies Advised TH Lee Putnam Ventures in connection with its sale of its controlling stake in N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, a servicer of warranties and service contracts for retailers, as part of a $1.2 billion leveraged recapitalization.

: 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.

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