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Paramount closes Warner merger in historic Hollywood deal
Paramount Skydance closed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, completing one of the biggest media mergers of all time after engaging in a bruising battle for control with Netflix and fending off antitrust lawsuits.
Paramount-Warner Bros. merger survives opposition
Norm Eisen's Democracy Defenders Action and Democracy Defenders Fund have poured money into the effort. Eisen claims that his groups were “proud to help build” the campaign, which became the principal opponent to the merger. Eisen was…
Is my HBO safe? What the Paramount-WBD merger means for the future of CNN, movies, and more.
What's going to happen to all my favorite TV shows and movies? Paramount has joined forces with Warner Bros. Discovery, prompting questions about what the mega-deal means for the likes of HBO and CNN. Skydance, David Ellison's new entertainment…
Goodbye Warner, hello Skydance: how will the major merger really impact Holllywood?
Hollywood's big five have officially become the big four. Following a twist-filled saga that saw century-old studio Warner Bros nearly acquired by streaming giant Netflix, only to be outbid by Paramount owners Skydance, the company led by…
Paramount Games Studio and WB Games merge under Skydance following completion of $111bn acquisition
Paramount Games Studio and Warner Bros. Games will merge into one unit under Skydance overseen by Tony Driscoll. Earlier today, Paramount completed its $111 billion acquisition of WBD, resulting in both companies operating under the name Skydance.
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Paramount completes Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, creates Skydance
Skydance Corporation announced, on October 6, the completion of its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a combined company, named 'Skydance'. The company brings together two major film studios, two global streaming services, a premier…
Firmus pricing talks slide towards $8; bankers scramble to revive IPO
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
PEP jumps onboard Skip Capital, Grok Ventures-backed Energy Bay
Pacific Equity Partners is joining Energy Bay's illustrious roster of shareholders, which counts the family offices of both Atlassian founders among its backers, buying a 30 per cent stake in the renewables business. PEP will acquire the stake…
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery operating under Skydance following completion of $111bn merger
Paramount has completed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, with both companies now operating under the name Skydance. Skydance's announcement does not reference video games. However, co-CEO Ynon Kreiz addressed the segment's…
BGH Capital's ForHealth in pink of health, bankers hired for $1b sale
BGH Capital is set preparing for a big payday at at ForHealth, the medical centre network it acquired in 2020 for about $500 million. According to people briefed on the mooted auction, the Melbourne-based private equity firm has hired Macquarie…
Beverage buzz: Constellation Brands makes an RTD play with the SpikedAde acquisition (STZ:NYSE)
Constellation Brands (STZ) made an intriguing M&A move with the acquisition of SpikedAde. The terms include a $75M payment at closing plus up to $278M in performance-linked payments over five years. The deal brings a young vodka-based, sports…
McDougall expands with broker acquisition
Canadian firm McDougall Insurance Brokers Ltd. has acquired Ontario-based Cassidy and Young Insurance Brokers Inc., Canadian Underwriter reported. McDougall said the acquisition expands its group insurance capabilities and retail presence in…
SA Asks: What should Skydance investors watch for post-merger? (SKYD:NYSE)
On Tuesday, David Ellison's Paramount Skydance (PSKY) finally closed its mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), with the combined company renamed Skydance (SKYD). We asked Seeking Alpha analysts Harold Vogel, Kenio Fontes, and Gary Gambino…
FED QUIETLY DROPS RESOLUTION LETTERS ON 15 BANKS AS BOWMAN BLASTS ANTIQUATED MERGER RULES
Federal banking agencies on Tuesday published resolution plan feedback letters for 15 banking organizations, releasing the behind-the-scenes correspondence that tells large banks whether their plans for an orderly shutdown in a crisis pass muster…
Bank of America swoops on trio of research analysts in hiring spree
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
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