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Report: Fox, Disney tap bankers to advance deal talks

Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox Inc. have hired bankers to work on a potential deal that could see Disney acquiring Fox's film and TV studios along with other content assets, Variety reported Dec. 8, citing a source close to the matter.

Disney is working with a group that includes JPMorgan and Guggenheim Partners, while Fox has tapped Goldman Sachs and Centerview Partners.

The assets involved in the potential sale reportedly include the Twentieth Century Fox movie and TV studio, the FX Networks, Nat Geo Channels, 22 regional sports networks, Fox's collection of international channels, and it's 39% stake in Sky plc.

Bernstein Research analyst Todd Juenger reportedly values the assets at $74 billion, which he calculated as a 30% premium on the $57.4 billion enterprise value of the assets. Juenger also predicted that Disney would eventually shell out about $20 billion more to acquire the remaining stake in Sky.