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title: Sale of Ownership Stake in Mediatti Communications
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# Sale of Ownership Stake in Mediatti Communications

![Mediatti](https://www.ceaatlanticadvisors.com/hs-fs/file-955173480-gif/images/tombstone_mediatti.gif "Mediatti") **Client:**  
 Mediatti Communications, Inc. (Mediatti), a Japanese cable MSO. Mediatti is controlled by Olympus Capital Holdings Asia, a private equity fund manager, in partnership with Tomen Corporation. Mediatti is one of Olympus Capital’s five investments in Japan and one of approximately 20 investments in the Asia Pacific region.

**Buyer:**  
 Liberty Media International LLC (Liberty Media), a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L, LMC.B) owns interests in a broad range of electronic retailing, video programming, broadband distribution, interactive technology services and communications businesses.

**Transactions:**

- CEA represented Mediatti, who owns and operates broadband networks passing over 600,000 households, mainly in the Tokyo area, in the sale of 23% ownership state to Liberty Media with option to increase ownership by funding up to $82 million.
- CEA acted as sole financial advisor to the seller

**CEA's Role:**

- CEA replaced a major international investment banking firm who had failed to obtain a reasonable price for the sale of this U.S. controlled Japanese cable system.
- CEA was able to interest Liberty in acquiring a minority interest with a pathway to control Mediatti on a performance basis.
- This acquisition was very attractive to the selling private equity group that controlled Mediatti.

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