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Gunderson Dettmer advises Fullscreen in acquisition by Otter Media

January 29, 2018Client News

Gunderson Dettmer represented Fullscreen in the buyout of the company’s remaining stakeholders. In 2014, controlling interest in Fullscreen was sold to Otter Media, a joint venture created by AT&T and The Chernin Group. AT&T is now buying out The Chernin Group as well as the minority stockholders in Fullscreen and another partially owned subsidiary.

The Gunderson Dettmer deal team was led by corporate partner Andy Bradley, founding partner Tom Villeneuve, partner Steve Ray, partner Sharon Hendricks, partner Greg Lemmer, partner Andrew Luh, executive compensation and benefits partner Elizabeth Webb, executive compensation and benefits special counsel Jeff Goldman, corporate and securities associate Paul Sullivan and associates Laurel Fedder, Eric Gorin Regan, Owais Mahesri, Albert Yeh and Olga Zolotnik.

Fullscreen is one of the largest multichannel partner networks, bringing in over 4 billion views. The company’s technology products and services are used by artists, agencies, brands and creators.