February 11, 2009
The companies, which will be combined in an all-stock merger of equals and has an enterprise value of approximately $2.5 billion, will be known as Live Nation Entertainment.
On February 10, it was announced that Live Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment entered into a definitive merger agreement to create the world’s premier live entertainment company. Willkie represented Deutsche Bank Securities, one of the financial advisors to Live Nation, in the transaction. The companies, which will be combined in an all-stock merger of equals and has an enterprise value of approximately $2.5 billion, will be known as Live Nation Entertainment. The deal was handled by partner David Boston and associates Thomas Mark and Curtis Hogan.
