Univision: After The LBO

More than a year after going private, Spanish-language media player must convert ratings success into revenue growth

August 18, 2008

When Spanish-language media giant Univision Communications was acquired by a five-member private equity consortium for $13.7 billion on March 29, 2007, the buyers paid a multiple that would be unheard of in today's market: 12 times debt-to-Ebitda. That debt continues to plague Univision almost 17 months after it went private.

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