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...might be. To ABC's broadcast stations, cable-TV enterprises and publishing ventures would be added Capital Cities' garden of newspapers and specialty magazines, as well as its radio and television outlets. Said Goldenson: "When you put the two together, I felt that two plus two made five...
...when the Reagan Administration was on the verge of changing the rule that Capital Cities and ABC began getting serious about each other. In late January, Murphy paid a visit to Goldenson, who is an old friend. This time it was Murphy who suggested a marriage of the two companies. But as he recalled last week, "I had no idea how to put it together." Goldenson's response: "I'd like to think about...
Finally, in February, Goldenson and Murphy met in the offices of ABC's lawyer Joseph Flom, a partner in the New York City law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, famous as takeover specialists. From that point onward, the deal moved rapidly. The two sides spent only ten days in face-to-face talks, although they confronted some sticky points. Says Goldenson: "It fell apart from time to time as we went along...
Last Sunday, over a late dinner at New York City's Plaza hotel, Pierce and Goldenson briefed ABC's division presidents about the impending merger. The next morning, the word went out to two dozen other top management people, and finally the deal was revealed. Up until the formal announcement, Murphy and Goldenson had insisted that the proposed merger be kept a secret in order to prevent premature speculation in ABC's stock. Said Goldenson: "We were fortunate that there were no leaks...
...part of Capital Cities' business. Joseph Fuchs, a Kidder Peabody vice president and one of Wall Street's top media analysts, thinks that the FCC now sees itself as "neither a sword nor a shield" in the broadcast industry. To speed up Government approval of the merger, Murphy and Goldenson paid visits to the FCC's five commissioners last week. Both men emerged smiling. Said Murphy: "We'll have to do whatever is appropriate to satisfy...