AT&T, TPG enter deal to create new company that will include DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse
AT&T, TPG strike deal to spin off DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse into new company TPG’s stake puts a value on the pay TV business that’s only a fraction of the $67 billion AT&T paid for DirecTV. AT&T will spin off its DirecTV-related business into a new company in a deal with private equity firm TPG that will net the Dallas-based telecommunications giant about $7.8 billion to pay down debt. The deal announced Thursday with TPG is a leveraged buyout in which the private equity firm will contribute $1.8 billion and the new company will take on $6.2 billion in debt. The transaction values the ...