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Meredith Corp.'s Zieser on distressed media deals

Published February 24, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Distress in the media industry has created a deep pool of bargain-priced targets. But that doesn't mean it's easy for well-financed corporate buyers like magazine publisher and television and digital media operator Meredith Corp. to scoop up distressed assets. In this edition of Inside The Deal, Meredith chief development officer John Zieser -- also featured in "Distressed Deals: Here come the strategics" in The Deal magazine -- tells Suzanne Stevens that negotiating a low enough price is one of the biggest challenges. See the video below or download it at iTunes




Also see:
Distressed deals: Here come the strategics
One media maven on the upside of downside
TMA/The Deal's Distressed Investing Conference Coverage

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