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Executing scaled, private equity investments in the media and financial technology sectors. Run all operational aspects of a ~$1B private equity platform. Lead the family office efforts. ForgeLight's first investment was the $8B acquisition, with other equity partners and Televisa, of Univision Communications in 12/20. We then merged Univision with Televisa in a $15B merger. ForgeLight has ~$750M of equity invested in TU across 4 different funds, each a separate SPV, representing ~22% ownership in TU, where Wade is the CEO. ForgeLight's second investment was a VC investment in The Bank of London. ForgeLight's second "platform deal" was the $1B acquisition of Netspend from Global Payments (now named NxR) along with SearchLight Capital Partners. ForgeLight owns ~30% of NxR and has a ForgeLight partner serving as the Chief Product Officer. Leading the family office efforts of ForgeLight's founder including overseeing 100%-owned PE investments and VC investments

New York, New York, Us

Providing M&A and debt / equity financing advice to media, new media, information services and SaaS companiesTransactions include: Advising Disney on the $85B acquisition of Fox; advising Nielsen on the sale of the company or the spin out of a major division; the sale of Anonymous Content to Laurene Job's family office.

Concord, Nc, Us

Leading trucking and logistics company, owned by Centerbridge Partners. Member of the Compensation and Audit Committees

Advised a family office on the acquisition of an asset management company and helped re-launch/grow that asset management company. Also provided strategy and M&A advice to several leading media / new media companies.

New York, Ny, Us

M&A advisor to leading U.S. media and industrial companies. Also leading banker in Centerview's Financial Sponsor's Group which helped private equity firms source and execute investment opportunities in a wide range of industries. Executed acquisitions, international partnerships, and take-privates for News Corp (acquisition of Shine), DreamWorks Animation (new JV in China) and PE firms.

Invested capital from Quadrangle's $2B second fund in companies in the business services, SaaS, new media, media and communications sectors: - Deals included the $4B take-private of West Corp. Board observer role.

New York City, Ny, Us

Developed NBC's long-range strategy and executed $14B+ of M&A transactions, including the acquisition of Universal from Vivendi- Led the diligence, negotiation and integration of the $2B Universal Theme Parks global business including revenue and cost synergies, IT/Finance/HR integration, strategy/M&A to clean up the portfolio of assets- Worked with Blackstone to refinance Universal Orlando with $1B of new debt - significant proceeds to both owners

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