Bankers on the Disney-21st Century Fox deal are set to make a $150 million payday (DIS, FOXA)
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Disney is buying Fox's film studio and a large chunk of its television production assets for $52.4 billion.
Bankers orchestrating the megadeal could earn more than $150 million.
After months of intrigue and rumors, Disney announced Thursday it has a deal to buy 21st Century Fox's film and TV assets for $52.4 billion, the latest in a flurry of megadeals in the back half of the year.
Bankers representing the two media conglomerates are set to earn another giant payday of as much as $155 million in deal fees, according to Jeffrey Nassof, director of consulting firm Freeman & Co.
JPMorgan and Guggenheim Partners will split $60 million to $70 million for representing Disney on the deal, while Centerview Partners, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs will split $70 million to $85 million for advising Fox.
Goldman Sachs will earn another $15 million to $25 million for arranging the $9 billion bridge loan on the deal.
It's shaping up to be a very lucrative month for dealmakers at Goldman Sachs and Centerview Partners. The two firms also advised on opposite sides of the $69 billion CVS-Aetna deal announced last week — a transaction that could produce as much as $600 million in advisory and financing fees when it's all said and done.
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