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Joseph Simons Discusses the Outlook of Telecom Dealmaking
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Antitrust partner Joseph J. Simons is mentioned in the September 27 issues of Bloomberg Businessweek.
The article, "Telecom Carriers Must Combine to Compete, Providence Equity Says," discusses Bloomberg's recent Dealmakers Summit, during which Joe participated in a panel discussion about the Department of Justice's antitrust suits against AT&T's proposed merger with T-Mobile, Google's acquisition of Motorola and other recent acquisitions. The article details the pressing need for state-of-the-art network technology and underscores the fate of companies that can't keep pace.
Other panelists included Laurence Grafstein, Managing Director of Rothschild; Julie Richardson, Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners; and Scott Sperling, Co-President of Thomas H. Lee Partners.