Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, the investment bank focused on the media, marketing, information, and technology industries, is pleased to announce that on February 13, 2023, Paul Slavin joined the firm as Managing Director.
Reed Phillips, CEO of Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips, said, “We are excited to have Paul join our team. Paul has an exceptional background as a leader of content, tech, marketing and media companies, and he brings years of experience with M&A transactions. At Oaklins he will focus on advising clients on transactions in the digital media, marketing services, healthcare media, and other sectors where he has expertise.”
Most recently, Paul was CEO of Open Road Integrated Media, a dominant player in digital publishing, with a technology- and data-driven marketing solutions platform. After six years of transforming the company, he successfully sold Open Road to the long-time publishing industry executive, David Steinberger along with his private equity backers, which include ABRY Partners, MEP Capital and Grove Atlantic.
Before Open Road, Paul was Chief Operating Officer and EVP of Everyday Health, a portfolio of consumer and professional wellness sites. He led the company through an IPO in 2014 and oversaw a team of 250 employees, including a technology team of 150. The properties owned by Everyday Health included EverydayHealth.com, MedPage Today, What to Expect, Recipe Rehab (CBS television), a Google-funded YouTube channel and a strong presence across all the major social media platforms.
Paul was also previously Senior Vice President of Emerging Businesses for The Walt Disney Company from 2007 to 2011. He was responsible for increasing the number of unique visitors to abcnews.com by more than 25%, helping the site become the 6th largest news and information website.
Paul has served on many boards and has raised capital from private equity and venture investors as well as individuals. Additionally, he has advised companies and governments about strategic transitions, particularly in the area of digital media. Currently, he is a board member at Akademos, an education technology company owned by Kohlberg Ventures. He attended The University of Chicago and did graduate work in economics at New York University.
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ODP has represented companies as diverse as Microsoft, The New York Times, Conde Nast, Deutsche Börse Group, and Abry Partners and sold businesses to buyers including Oracle, News Corporation, Deloitte, TripAdvisor, Ziff Davis, S&P Global, and Politico.
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