Goldman Recent M&A Deals

Can somebody please point me in the right direction for somewhere I can read up on the lastest interesting Goldman M&A deals. I've tried the DealBook at nytimes.com, but haven't been able to really come up with anything substantial. Thanks.

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rmi: No, I'm a student preparing for an interview. And thanks, I'll go check it out on Bloomberg. Would I use LEAG?

drexel: What is BBG? Is that the Bloomberg function?

 

It's never a good idea to discuss deals that you don't know that much about. It starts a slippery slope to very specific questions that you may not be able to answer. Instead, try and clearly articulate why FIG or why TMT. Express your interest in the group and the industry. Maybe understand some broader industry trends. If you had analyst experience be able to talk about your deals. But you do not need to know the deals that they've done.

 

That said, you can actually use bloomberg or cap IQ from your bschool library to get some specifics, if you want to find out what deals were goldmans look at CFO.com's weekly deal roundup.

 

Essentially, name any big deal and they've been a part of it. But if you want specific names, etc. then go to a bloomberg terminal. "ma leag" go, announced US (I think selection 9) and click on Goldman.

 

Thank you all for the replies. I don't have time to go access the Bloomberg terminal in school as the interview will be tomorrow most likely.

 
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new_era... not everyone has your resources... give a guy a break

i pulled it up from CapIQ for you... i can send you the report by email if you prefer

Screening Criteria 1 Industry Classifications (Target/Issuer): Media (Primary) OR Telecommunication Services (Primary) 2 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition 3 All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): [1/1/2005-10/31/2010] 4 Transaction Advisors (Advisor to Any Role): Advisors (Include subs/parents): The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) AND Roles: Financial Advisor 5 Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): is greater than 2000

Interactive Data Corporation All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 5/3/2010 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 3,245.44 Buyers/Investors: Warburg Pincus LLC; Silver Lake Partners Sellers: Pearson DBC Holdings, Inc. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR104771272 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

Springer Science+Business Media S.A. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 12/11/2009 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 3,358.40 Buyers/Investors: EQT Partners AB; GIC Special Investments Sellers: Cinven Limited; Candover Partners Limited CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR82854250 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor); The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

NBC Universal, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 12/3/2009 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Announced Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 22,850.00 Buyers/Investors: Comcast Corporation (NasdaqGS:CMCS.A) Sellers: General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR82338325 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

NBC Universal, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 12/1/2009 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Announced Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 5,800.00 Buyers/Investors: General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) Sellers: Vivendi (ENXTPA:VIV) CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR82099612 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Unitymedia GmbH All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 11/13/2009 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 5,526.68 Buyers/Investors: UPC Germany GmbH Sellers: Unity Media S.C.A. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR79350592 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Global Village Telecom Ltda. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 10/7/2009 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Cancelled Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 4,242.90 Buyers/Investors: Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S.A. - TELESP (BOVESPA:TLPP4) Sellers: Merrill Lynch Ventures; PEC Israel Economic Corp.; Discount Investment Corp. Ltd. (TASE:DISI); Young Associates Limited; IDB Development Corporation Ltd.; The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.; Global Village Telecom (Holland) BV; Swarth Investments L.L.C. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR72617138 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman Sachs do Brasil Banco Múltiplo SA (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

Marvel Entertainment, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 8/31/2009 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 3,957.40 Buyers/Investors: Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR62370083 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Liberty Entertainment, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 5/3/2009 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 12,737.14 Buyers/Investors: DIRECTV (NasdaqGS:DTV) Sellers: Liberty Starz Group (NasdaqGS:LSTZ.A) CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR61044693 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

TNS Group Holdings Ltd. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 7/2/2008 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 3,086.26 Buyers/Investors: WPP plc (LSE:WPP) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR46571036 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Alltel Corporation All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 6/5/2008 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 29,548.33 Buyers/Investors: Cellco Partnership, Inc. Sellers: Goldman Sachs Group, Merchant Banking Division; TPG Capital CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR45569651 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor); Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (ATSE:HTO) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 3/17/2008 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 4,015.89 Buyers/Investors: Deutsche Telekom AG (DB:DTE) Sellers: Marfin Investment Group Holdings S.A. (ATSE:MIG) CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR42376054 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Oger Telecom Limited All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 1/20/2008 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,560.00 Buyers/Investors: Saudi Telecom Company (SASE:7010) Sellers: Saudi Oger Ltd. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR40253451 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Neuf Cegetel S.A. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 12/20/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 3,037.97 Buyers/Investors: SFR Sellers: Louis Dreyfus SAS CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR39601266 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 9/12/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,576.01 Buyers/Investors: T-Mobile USA Inc. Sellers: Desai Capital Management, Inc., Prior to change in line of business; Highland Capital Management, L.P.; Pardus Capital Management L.P. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR37092624 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

Leap Wireless International Inc. (NasdaqGS:LEAP) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 9/4/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Cancelled Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 7,205.35 Buyers/Investors: MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE:PCS) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR36640877 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

BCE, Inc. (TSX:BCE) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 6/29/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Cancelled Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 46,340.85 Buyers/Investors: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Providence Equity Partners LLC; Teachers' Private Capital; Merrill Lynch Capital, Investment Arm Sellers: TeleClone Inc; B Split II Corp.; BCX Split Corp.; Scotia Capital Inc., Asset Management Arm CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR35344381 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

Binariang GSM Sdn Bhd All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 6/26/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Effective Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,600.00 Buyers/Investors: Saudi Telecom Company (SASE:7010) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR102387767 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Intelsat S.A. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 6/19/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 15,866.78 Buyers/Investors: BC Partners; Silver Lake Partners; Unison Capital, Inc. Sellers: Apax Partners Worldwide LLP; Apollo Management, L.P.; Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Permira Advisers Ltd. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR35105728 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor); Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

Alltel Corporation All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 5/20/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 27,741.00 Buyers/Investors: Goldman Sachs Group, Merchant Banking Division; TPG Capital Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR34453609 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor); The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Endemol Group B.V. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 5/14/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 3,560.01 Buyers/Investors: Goldman Sachs Group, Merchant Banking Division; Gestevision Telecinco, S.A. (CATS:TL5); Cyrte Investments B.V. Sellers: Telefonica, S.A. (CATS:TEF) CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR34339637 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor); Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor); Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Dow Jones & Company Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 5/1/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 5,785.09 Buyers/Investors: News Corp. (NasdaqGS:NWSA) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR34162781 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

Vodafone Essar Limited All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 2/11/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 12,688.99 Buyers/Investors: Vodafone International Holdings B.V. Sellers: Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR32572964 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 1/10/2007 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,282.24 Buyers/Investors: Goldman Sachs Group, Merchant Banking Division; CanWest Global Communications Corp. Sellers: Kinowelt Medien AG CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR31064227 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Telesat Canada All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 12/16/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,969.85 Buyers/Investors: Loral Space & Communications, Inc. (NasdaqGS:LORL); Public Sector Pension Investment Board Sellers: BCE, Inc. (TSX:BCE) CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR30720750 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

DIRECTV (NasdaqGS:DTV) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 12/12/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 11,133.54 Buyers/Investors: Liberty Interactive, Inc. (NasdaqGS:LINT.A) Sellers: News Corp. (NasdaqGS:NWSA) CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR30843486 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

Houghton Mifflin Holdings, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 11/28/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 3,360.00 Buyers/Investors: Education Media and Publishing Group Limited Sellers: The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group; Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.; Bain Capital Private Equity CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR30404844 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

Reader's Digest Association Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 11/16/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,421.86 Buyers/Investors: Ripplewood Investments L.L.C.; GoldenTree Asset Management, LP; Magnetar Capital, LLC; J. Rothschild Group of Companies; GSO Capital Partners LP; Merrill Lynch Capital, Investment Arm Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR30220350 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCPK:CCMO) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 11/16/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 24,326.18 Buyers/Investors: Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.; Bain Capital Private Equity Sellers: Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C); Highfields Capital Management, LP CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR44788295 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

PagesJaunes Groupe (ENXTPA:PAJ) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 7/24/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 4,203.78 Buyers/Investors: Goldman Sachs Group, Merchant Banking Division; Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (NYSE:KKR) Sellers: France Telecom (ENXTPA:FTE) CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR28894499 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor); The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Casema NV All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 7/18/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,633.56 Buyers/Investors: Cinven Limited; Warburg Pincus LLC Sellers: Providence Equity Partners LLC; The Carlyle Group; GMT Communications Partners LLP CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR28072250 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor); Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor); Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE:WMG) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 5/1/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Cancelled Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 6,847.93 Buyers/Investors: EMI Group plc Sellers: Providence Equity Partners LLC; Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.; Lexa Partners; Bain Capital Private Equity CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR27042249 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

ITV plc (LSE:ITV) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 3/22/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Cancelled Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 11,277.66 Buyers/Investors: Apax Partners Worldwide LLP; Goldman Sachs Group, Merchant Banking Division; The Blackstone Group, Private Equity Group Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR26581737 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor); Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor); Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Knight-Ridder, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 3/12/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 6,705.12 Buyers/Investors: The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR26324024 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

BellSouth Corporation All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 3/4/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 96,957.04 Buyers/Investors: AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR26219294 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

ABC Radio Networks, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 2/6/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,400.00 Buyers/Investors: Citadel Broadcasting Corporation (OTCPK:CDEL.B) Sellers: ABC, Inc. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR25796700 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

Shin Corp. Public Co. Ltd. (SET:SHIN) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 2/2/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,870.38 Buyers/Investors: Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd.; Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SET:SCB) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR28284473 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Tim Celular S.A. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 1/31/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 5,375.18 Buyers/Investors: TIM Participacoes S.A. (BOVESPA:TCSL4) Sellers: Tim Brasil Serviços e Participações S.A. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR26489404 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor)

Pixar, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 1/24/2006 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 7,618.56 Buyers/Investors: Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR25613377 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Nextel Partners, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 12/20/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 5,679.49 Buyers/Investors: Nextel Communications, Inc. Sellers: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC; Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT); Cascade Investment, L.L.C. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR25201098 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Telefónica O2 Europe Plc All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 10/31/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 33,925.73 Buyers/Investors: Telefonica, S.A. (CATS:TEF) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR24494447 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Cox Communications, Inc., Cable Television Systems All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 10/31/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,550.00 Buyers/Investors: Universal Cable Holdings, Inc. Sellers: Cox Communications, Inc. CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR24547631 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Telewest Global Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 10/3/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 9,337.16 Buyers/Investors: Virgin Media, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VMED) Sellers: IDT Corporation (NYSE:IDT); Liberty Media Corporation; Liberty Global Europe BV CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR24179055 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

TDC A/S (CPSE:TDC) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 9/15/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 15,268.98 Buyers/Investors: Nordic Telephone Company ApS Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR24208222 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman Sachs International (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

China Network Communications Group Corporation, Telecommunication Businesses All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 9/12/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 4,454.08 Buyers/Investors: China Netcom Group Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd. Sellers: China Network Communications Group Corporation CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR23897646 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Pakistan Telecommunication Co. Ltd. (KASE:PTC) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 6/18/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,592.84 Buyers/Investors: Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (ADX:ETISALAT) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR25226993 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

European Directories S.A. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 5/13/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,308.96 Buyers/Investors: Macquarie Direct Investment Limited; Nikko Principal Investments Limited; Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec; Macquarie Capital Alliance Group Sellers: 3i Group plc (LSE:III); Veronis Suhler Stevenson CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR22354277 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor); The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Seller) (Financial Advisor); The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (XTRA:PSM) All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 4/18/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Cancelled Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 3,627.93 Buyers/Investors: Axel Springer AG (DB:SPR) Sellers: Alpine Equity Partners L.P.; Hellman & Friedman LLC; Providence Equity Partners LLC; Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.; Putnam Investment Management, LLC; Saban Capital Group, Inc.; Bain Capital Private Equity CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR23000843 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

Zain Africa B.V. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 3/29/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 2,840.00 Buyers/Investors: Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC (KWSE:ZAIN) Sellers: EMP Global; Corporación Financiera Alba, S.A (CATS:ALB); Emerging Capital Partners CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR21853729 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Telecommunication Services (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) (Advisor to Target) (Financial Advisor)

Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. All Transactions Announced Date (Including Bids and Letters of Intent): 1/10/2005 Transaction Types: Merger/Acquisition Transaction Status: Closed Total Transaction Value ($USDmm, Historical rate): 5,997.60 Buyers/Investors: News Corp. (NasdaqGS:NWSA) Sellers: - CIQ Transaction ID: IQTR20610506 Industry Classifications [Target/Issuer]: Media (Primary) Transaction Advisors (Financial Advisor) (Advisor to Any Role) : Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Advisor to Buyer) (Financial Advisor)

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