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Simpson Thacher Represents Centerview Partners as Financial Advisor to the Audit Committee of News Corporation in News Corporation’s Acquisition of Shine Group

04.07.11

The Firm represented Centerview Partners as financial advisor to the Audit Committee of News Corporation in News Corporation’s acquisition of Shine Group. The transaction closed in early April.

News Corporation is a diversified global media company with operations in six industry segments: cable network programming; filmed entertainment; television; direct broadcast satellite television; publishing and other. Shine Group boasts a number of respected and prolific production companies in the worlds of both scripted and non-scripted television. Elisabeth Murdoch is the Chairman, CEO and a substantial stockholder of Shine Group.

The Simpson Thacher team included Robert Spatt, Ryan Gavin and Sean Crnkovich.