The deal-making environment has been quiet across industries, with telecom and media companies favoring a more innovative and defensive approach to deals, with less conventional partnerships on the cards. Hear the thoughts of senior industry deal-makers on how they are adapting to and taking advantage of changing circumstances and their views on recent deals and the potential for a revival in the M&A environment.

On February 9th Argyle Executive Forum presents its 2010 Deal Making in Media & Telecom event taking place in Manhattan. The event brings together an exclusive group of 100–115 senior executives focused on strategy, corporate development and M&A, as well as founders and managing partners, of leading large cap and mid cap telecom and media companies. Select CEOs, Board members, and investment officers from the endowment, foundation, and pension fund community will also be present.

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Perspectives By:

Richard J. Bressler 
Managing Director 
THL

Greg Clayman
EVP, Digital Distribution & Business Development 
MTV Networks

Hythem El-Nazer
Principal
TA Associates

Andrew Frey
Managing Principal
Quadrangle Group

Kevin J. Martin
Partner and Co-chair 
Patton Boggs’ Technology and Communications Practice
(Former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission)

David Messenger 
Chief Administrative & Corporate Development Officer, Virgin Mobile USA
and 
SVP, Sprint Prepaid Group

Martin Nisenholtz
Sr. VP, Digital Operations
The New York Times Company

Prem Parameswaran
Managing Director and

Americas Head of Telecom, Global Telecommunications & Media Group
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Harry Patz
Vice President, Communications Sector North America
Microsoft Corporation

Julie Richardson
Managing Director
Providence Equity Partners

Jennifer L. Richter 
Co-Chair, Public Policy Department Co-Chair, Technology and Communications Group 
Patton Boggs

Rob Rosenberg
Partner
New Venture Partners LLC

Ira Rubenstein 
Executive Vice President, Global Digital Media Group 
Marvel Entertainment

Davis Terry
Former Chairman of Global Telecom Group, UBS AG 
and 
Founding Partner, TAP Advisors

Joe Weinman
Vice president Strategy and Business Development 
AT&T