Channel 5’s £450m sale to Viacom has thrown up roles for Rosenblatt Solicitors; a London-based Shearman & Sterling team; Olswang and Lewis Silkin as the US broadcasting giant snaps up the UK’s only privately owned commercial television channel.
Having begun work only on 27 April, Rosenblatt acted for Channel 5 and its owners, Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, with a team led by corporate partner Jon Lovitt and media partner Chris Pulham. The team was supported by regulatory partner Peter Price, and real estate partner Martin Buckerlee.
