Dennis K. Berman

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Dennis K. Berman is a Managing Director in the firm’s Technology, Media, and Entertainment practice. He has a specialty in digital media and subscription-based business models, including as the author of Lazard’s first Subscription Economics Report. He began his career at Lazard as a Managing Director in the firm’s Shareholder Advisory practice. Representative transactions include: Advising Recurrent Ventures on its $300 million investment from The Blackstone Group Advising Hollywood talent agency ICM Partners on its growth equity investment from private-equity firm Crestview Partners Advising ICM on its acquisition by CAA Advising Meredith Corp. on the $2.85 billion separation of its digital-media and local-TV media businesses Advising Teledoc Health on its $18.5 billion acquisition of Livongo Health Guiding the Special Committee of Papa John’s International in its interaction with its founder and the eventual convertible-preferred investment from Starboard Value Advising The Republic of Argentina on its $68 billion sovereign debt restructuring Successfully helping Express Scripts Inc. and Cigna Corp in their challenge from Carl Icahn Leading Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund in its proxy fight against Platform Partners Dennis joined Lazard after 17 years at the Wall Street Journal, where most recently he served as its Financial Editor, overseeing the staff and coverage of finance and markets around the globe Served as the Journal’s Business Editor from 2011 to 2015, running the Journal’s global company coverage Long-time business columnist and beat reporter covering mergers and acquisitions and the telecom industries CNBC Contributor Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize Dennis sits on the Board of Advisors of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, the Foundation Board of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, and the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Governors’ Scholars Program. He holds a magna cum laude History degree from the University of Pennsylvania, is a Financial Leadership Fellow of the Aspen Institute and is a Kentucky Colonel.