Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has agreed to provide a personal guarantee of $40.4 billion of the equity financing for Paramount Skydance Inc.’s offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Oracle founder Larry Ellison. (AFP) Paramount, controlled by Ellison’s son David Ellison said the amended terms do not change the $30-per-share all-cash offer. Earlier, Netflix Inc. said […]
Netflix Inc. has refinanced part of a $59 billion bridge loan to support its potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. While Netflix has the support of Warner Bros.’ board, it faces regulatory and political hurdles to get the acquisition over the line. (Reuters) The streaming giant secured a $5 billion revolving credit facility and […]
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is planning to reject Paramount Skydance Corp.’s hostile takeover bid due to concerns about financing and other terms, people familiar with the matter said. One major sticking point is Warner Bros.’ concern about financing proposed by Paramount, which is led by billionaire Larry Ellison’s son David Ellison. (Bloomberg) After deliberating and […]
Netflix sent an email. You may have received it too. It simply says Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. That basically means if all goes well (and I’ll illustrate why it won’t be a simple job), you’ll have The Big Bang Theory, Harry Potter, Game of […]
Netflix, the company that taught us how to binge-watch, is buying Warner Bros. in a $72 billion marriage of the world’s largest streamer and one of the most storied film and television shops. Representational image. The deal—which is expected to close after Warner Bros. Discovery splits its cable networks from its studios and HBO Max […]
