Category: Bronfman

  • Edgar Bronfman drops Paramount bid, clearing path for Skydance deal By Reuters

    By Dawn Chmielowski and Anirban Sen (Reuters) – Media mogul Edgar Bronfman Jr. on Monday dropped out of the race to buy Paramount Global, paving the way for Skydance Media to take control of Shari Redstone’s media empire. In a statement, Bronfman said his bidding group informed Paramount’s special committee…

  • Media veteran Bronfman raises bid for Paramount takeover to $6 billion, source says By Reuters

    (This story, originally published on August 21, has been resubmitted to correct RedBird’s writing style, in paragraph 8.) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Veteran businessman Edgar Bronfman has sharpened his bid for Paramount Global Inc. with a $6 billion offer for the controlling stake in National Amusements Inc. and a minority…

  • Edgar Bronfman Jr. to prepare an offer for Paramount Global, Bloomberg News reports By Reuters

    Seagram heir Edgar Bronfman Jr. is close to making a bid for National Amusements Inc. that would rival an acceptable offer from Skydance Media Inc., Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the plans. The former Warner Music chief had expressed interest in buying National Amusements, Paramount’s controlling shareholder,…