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Dentons Advises Modern Times Group on Acquisition of Trace Partners

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February 26, 2014 // Franchising.com // London - Dentons has advised Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ.) (MTG), the international entertainment group, on its agreement to acquire 75% of Trace Partners SAS (Trace), the France-based youth media brand and global TV channel operator. The stake, which is being acquired from Citizen Capital, Entrepreneur Venture, NextStage and Trace's management, has an enterprise value of €40 million. Trace management will retain the remaining 25% of the company. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval by the French media authorities.

MTG is a leading international entertainment broadcasting group with operations that span four continents and include free-TV, pay-TV, radio and content production businesses. Although based in France, Trace is a global network with third-party carriage agreements with networks in 160 countries worldwide, including 55 in Africa, a territory MTG has targeted as one of its new sources of growth.

Joseph Hundah, Executive Vice President of MTG’s African operations, commented: “This deal is another key milestone in our international expansion and provides us with footholds from which we can expand further in Europe, South America, Asia and francophone countries around the world.”

Dentons has a longstanding relationship with MTG, having worked with it on several mandates in the last few years. The firm fielded a team primarily comprising lawyers from its London and Paris offices. This team was led on the corporate side by partner Richard Macklin and senior associate Darren Acres in London and partner Emmanuel Scialom in Paris. Media partner Ingrid Silver led on the media and broadcasting aspects of the deal. Support was also given by the firm's Moscow and Almaty offices and Dentons' associate firm in Johannesburg.

About Dentons

Dentons is a global firm driven to provide a competitive edge in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. It was formed in March 2013 by the combination of international law firm Salans LLP, Canadian law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) and international law firm SNR Denton. Dentons is built on the solid foundations of these three highly valued law firms. Each built an outstanding reputation and valued clientele by responding to the local, regional and national needs of a broad spectrum of clients of all sizes - individuals; entrepreneurs; small businesses and startups; local, regional and national governments and government agencies; and mid-sized and larger private and public corporations, including international and global entities.

Dentons' clients now benefit from approximately 2,600 lawyers and professionals in more than 75 locations spanning 50-plus countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Russia and the CIS, the UK and the US who are committed to challenge the status quo and offer creative, dynamic business and legal solutions.

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Contacts:

Richard Macklin
Partner, London
D +44 20 7246 7071

Ingrid Silver
Partner, London
D +44 20 7246 7483
M +44 7717 361053

Media

Judith Green
PR and Communications Manager
UK, Middle East and Africa
D +44 (0)20 7246 7082

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