Grupo Televisa invests in debt of Tenedora Ares
MEXICO CITY, August 1, 2013 – Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Televisa”; NYSE:TV; BMV:TLEVISA CPO) today announced an investment of Ps.7,000 million in convertible debt instruments which, subject to regulatory approvals, will allow Televisa to acquire 95% of the equity interest of Tenedora Ares, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Ares”), owner of 51% of the equity interest of Grupo Cable TV, S.A. de C.V. (“Cablecom”).
In addition, Ares will have an option to acquire in the future, subject to regulatory approvals, the remaining 49% of the equity interest of Cablecom at a value of approximately 9.3 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of the 12-month period preceding the closing of such acquisition.
As part of this transaction, Televisa also invested approximately Ps.2,500 million in a debt instrument issued by Ares.
Cablecom is a telecommunications company that offers video, telephony and data services in Mexico. In addition, through a separate subsidiary, Cablecom provides data, telephony, value added services, and virtual networks to corporate customers.
The company has close to 1.2 million revenue generating units, of which 70% are video services, with the balance being data and telephony services.
Cablecom estimates that on 2014 it will reach approximately Ps.3,900 million in revenue and approximately Ps.1,600 million in EBITDA.
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on the current expectations of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Actual future events or results could differ materially from these statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.