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The Salter Group is a leading independent financial and strategic advisory firm specializing in business and intangible asset valuations, financial opinions, financial and strategic analysis, forecasting, and transaction support covering a broad spectrum of industries and situations to middle-market and Fortune 500 companies and capital market constituents.

Our extensive experience in developing asset and business forecasts, and assessing business value and viability in light of current industry trends and global market conditions, enhances the value of our transaction opinions (fairness, solvency and collateral valuation opinions), financial opinions (goodwill impairment and portfolio valuation opinions), tax-related opinions, financial and strategic analyses and transaction support services.

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The Cisco Media Solutions Group is an internal Cisco startup focused on the unique needs and challenges media companies face in monetizing digital content.  The Cisco Media Solution Group’s first offering  -- the Cisco Eos™ social entertainment platform – is a hosted software platform that enables media companies to build, manage and monetize large numbers of social experiences built around their branded content.  For more information about Cisco Eos, visit www.cisco.com/go/media.




Loeb & Loeb, a multi-service national law firm with more than 300 attorneys and offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Nashville, has long been recognized as a leader in the entertainment industry. We have broad knowledge of industry issues, practices and challenges, an in-depth experience in complex entertainment and corporate finance matters and an unmatched record of successful deals involving virtually all types of content, intellectual property, branded content and digital media. Our experience and expertise is different from other law firms in that our clients range from major financial institutions, private equity investors and leading technology companies to a wide range of music industry companies, from multi-nationals to highly successful independents (as well as major motion picture studios, broadcast networks and major and independent film and television production companies) to some of the most successful talent (recording, performing, writing and producing). We offer our clients sophisticated yet practical specialized service and a music industry-centric focus and expertise coupled with an equally sophisticated corporate and finance practice that is unparalleled in depth and scope.
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Loughlin Meghji + Company, recognized as one of the country’s top restructuring advisory firms, provides an array of services to help companies facing complex financial and operational challenges. Our clients include lending institutions, private equity sponsors, companies and entrepreneurial owners.  LM+Co’s 50+ seasoned professionals devise and implement clear solutions designed to improve operational and financial performance and maximize enterprise value for all stakeholders. Our professionals have successfully completed more than 300 restructurings, including more than $50 billion of debt.

LM+Co has extensive experience in the broadcast and print media sectors, and we offer our clients a deep bench of professionals with diverse operating, restructuring and interim management experience. From assessing business plans, operational strategy, cash flow forecasts and advertising sales plans to realigning and restructuring complex capital structures, LM+Co provides the leadership and expertise needed to weather the current unprecedented economic conditions in the broadcast industry. 

Current and recently completed engagements in this space include: Freedom Communications, Young Broadcasting, New Vision Television, Pamal Broadcasting, Pappas Telecasting Companies and Journal Register Company, as well as several other ad-driven media companies.




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The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy. We partner with clients in all sectors and regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their businesses. Our customized approach combines deep insight into the dynamics of companies and markets with close collaboration at all levels of the client organization. This ensures that our clients achieve sustainable competitive advantage, build more capable organizations, and secure lasting results. Founded in 1963, BCG is a private company with 66 offices in 38 countries.


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UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the lead Government organization that supports companies in the UK trading internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to locate in the UK. The organization’s aim is to enhance the competitiveness of UK companies through overseas sales and investment; and to attract a continuing high level of quality foreign direct investment.

UKTI delivers its services through a global network of staff. UKTI’s experts overseas, with local contact and knowledge, are the commercial staff working in British Embassies, Consulates and diplomatic missions. In the UK, its staff are based at its HQ in London and Glasgow, with a network of International Trade Advisors based in the nine English Regions.




Mozes helps our marketing partners in three ways: By providing a self-service web platform to create, deliver and analyze the effectiveness of mobile marketing campaigns; by providing strategic services that help our marketing partners to execute their mobile engagement strategy; and by providing in-venue services for live events, conferences and tours.

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