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Paul Hastings Advises RBC in the $1.6 Billion Financing for Media General's Acquisition of LIN Media

March 21, 2014

New York, NY-- Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented RBC Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the commitments for the $1.6 billion financing of, leading local television broadcast company, Media General Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Lin Media LLC, local multimedia company.

The transaction is expected to close in early 2015.

Leveraged Finance partners

Michael Baker

led the Paul Hastings team, which also included partners

Michael Chernick

Michele Cohen

and

Eric Dodson Greenberg

and associates

Seth Chandler

and

Matthew Gibson

Paul Hastings’ Leverage Finance practice has also recently advised the lenders on the acquisition financings of

Southwire Company’s

acquisition of Coleman Cable, Inc.,

Chuck E. Cheese’s

operator by Apollo Global Management and

Hellman & Friedman LLC’

s purchase of Applied Systems Inc.

Paul Hastings LLP is a leading global law firm with offices in Asia, Europe, and the United States. We provide innovative legal solutions to financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Please visit www.paulhastings.com for more information.