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Paramount Seeks Settlement With 12 States Opposing Warner Bros. Merger
Paramount Skydance is seeking a settlement with the group of states that are attempting to block its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a Friday statement, urging an arrangement after the merger received approval from dozens of…
B&M European Value Retail slips Friday, underperforms market
Shares of B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME inched down 0.93% to £2.33 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX falling 0.21% to 10,750.11. B&M European Value Retail…
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) And SpaceX Merger Could Hand Elon Musk An $824 Billion Windfall, Ross Gerber Reacts
Investor Ross Gerber has weighed in on a clause inside Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) compensation package that could grant him a windfall worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The clause relates to a potential merger or acquisition…
Bidding Wars Emerge in Japan's Busy M&A Market
This article is for subscribers only. Hi, it's Manuel Baigorri in Hong Kong, looking at the busy Japanese M&A market, where some takeover attempts are morphing into bidding wars. Also today, BofA revamps Asia ECM team and traders bet on growing…
Is Paramount's Merger-Hungry David Ellison Making it Up As He Goes?
This article is part of Cafe, TPM's home for opinion and news analysis. In “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” when Indiana Jones is asked how he intends to single-handedly stop a Nazi caravan he mutters, “I'm making this up as I…
Digital Asset Acquisition Shares Climb After Terminating Combination Agreement
Shares of Digital Asset Acquisition were higher after the company mutually agreed to terminate its business combination with Old Glory Holding. The stock jumped 42%, to $10.32, in premarket trading. The companies said the business-combination…
Urgent cleanser recall for item sold in B&M and Home Bargains
An urgent recall notice has been issued for a cleanser which is sold in shops including B&M, Home Bargains, and Savers. The government Office for Product Safety and Standards today issued a notice recalling the Simple 730ml Kind to Skin Micellar…
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Beneficiary of $27.1 Million in Stock Sales as Paramount Merger Is Stuck on Hold
David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has now sold roughly $200 million worth of stock since the media company clinched a deal to be acquired by David Ellison's Paramount Skydance earlier this year. Zaslav's latest sales were…
Lando & Anastasi, LLP Mourns the Passing of Partner Thomas M. Sullivan
Before entering the practice of law, Tom worked as a Senior Electrical Design Engineer at Raytheon Company, where he contributed to communications and missile defense systems for the U.S. Department of Defense. His engineering background shaped his…
Skadden among firms advising on Accelerant acquisition
The firm is serving as special insurance counsel to Thoma Bravo in connection with the $4 billion deal. Global law firm Skadden has guided software-focused investment company Thoma Bravo in its acquisition of Accelerant, operator of the Accelerant…
Ravens' newly renovated M&T Bank Stadium ready to welcome fans for first preseason game
The Baltimore Ravens are gearing up for their first preseason home game Saturday at the newly renovated M&T Bank Stadium. CBS News Baltimore has been following the years-long renovation project meant to enhance the game day experience. Now, all…
The Paramount-WBD Merger Has Documentary Filmmakers on Edge, as They Fear for the Future of Archival Footage
The documentary film community has faced its fair share of hardship over the last few years, as securing funding and distribution for social issue and/or political docs — see “No Other Land,” “The Bibi Files,”…
Paramount Promises Meaningless CNN 'Oversight Board' To Try And Gain Merger Approval
Before each giant merger the companies promise that the new combined entity will deliver the sea, moon, and stars. We're told the consolidation will result in untold synergies, massive job growth, and incredible new innovation. Yet in a country too…
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Gets Mexico's Approval, Leaving States' Lawsuit as the Only Barrier Left
Paramount announced Friday that it has won approval from Mexico's competition authority for its merger with Warner Bros., leaving only 12 state attorneys general standing in the way of closing the deal. In a statement, Paramount said it has now won…
Exclusive: Phillips 66, Marathon held now-scuttled merger talks
Phillips 66 and Marathon Petroleum held merger talks earlier this year in a deal that would have created a $180 billion oil-and-gas giant, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks ultimately fizzled out and are unlikely to be…
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