Media & Communications/Financial Sponsor Coverage

TD Securities’ U.S. Media & Communications/Financial Sponsor Coverage Group is a leading strategic advisor as well as a provider of private debt and equity to the Media and Communications sector. Our senior banking professionals have significant knowledge and transaction expertise in the cable, broadcasting, tower, publishing including B2B publishing, and business services sub-sectors.

Over the past three decades, TD Securities has steadily grown its U.S. franchise, delivering value-added services to clients and adhering to a disciplined strategy that concentrates on select core industries and product groups.  We provide targeted coverage of the financial sponsor community and offer services including debt underwriting and distribution, advisory services, private equity placements and derivatives. Our clients are typically non-investment grade, growth oriented and entrepreneurial and are frequently supported by the Financial Sponsor community.

Some recent transactions include:

• UPC Broadband’s (largest European cable operator) $1.9 billion and Euro 3.89 billion debt financing
• VTR’s (Chilean cable operator) $475 million debt financing
• Chellomedia’s (European cable television program aggregator) Euro 225 million debt financing
• Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico’s (Cable operator in Puerto Rico) $180 million debt financing
• Jobson’s (US based medical information B2B Publisher) $147 million leveraged recapitalization
• Helicon’s (Cable operator in Eastern U.S.) $85 million acquisition financing

The Media & Communications banking professionals are supported by experts with significant transaction experience in complex structured financings.