Deals & M&A
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Why Isn’t Paramount and the Ellisons Showing Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders the Money? | Analysis
Larry Ellison adding his personal guarantee shows they’re not walking away, but shareholders are really looking for a sweeter bid
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Warner Bros. Discovery to ‘Carefully Review and Consider’ Paramount’s Amended $30-Per-Share, All-Cash Bid
The latest offer includes an “irrevocable personal guarantee” from Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and a $5.8 billion breakup fee
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Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholder Calls on Netflix to Revise Offer After Paramount Clarifies All-Cash Bid
Mario Gabelli posted that the streaming company needs to simplify its structure, increase its cash portion and address “tax issues”
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Larry Ellison Makes ‘Irrevocable Personal Guarantee’ of $40.4 Billion Towards Paramount’s WBD Bid
The media giant also raised its breakup fee to $5.8 billion
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Netflix-Warner Bros. Combo Would Eclipse Disney’s 18% Share of TV Demand | Chart
A Paramount-WBD merger, meanwhile, would create an even larger conglomerate with 27% share of demand for TV series
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Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholder Harris Associates ‘Very Open’ to Revised Paramount Bid
Warner’s fifth largest shareholder says the Netflix deal is “superior on deal terms” but “comparable on value”
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Sony Acquires ‘Peanuts’ Majority Stake From WildBrain for $457 Million
“We are deeply committed to carrying forward the legacy of Charles Schulz and the Schulz family,” Sony’s Shunsuke Muramatsu says
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TikTok Signs US Divestment Deal, Setting Joint Venture With Oracle, Silver Lake
CEO Shou Chew tells employees the Trump-backed deal is on track to close Jan. 22
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Standard General Holds Talks for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cable Networks | Report
The media giant’s networks, such as CNN and TNT Sports, are set to be spun off into Discovery Global in the third quarter of 2026
