Category: Skydance

  • 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…

  • Paramount Global special committee approves Skydance deal – reports

    mixmotive/iStock Editing via Getty Images Paramount Global Special CommitteeNASDAQ:LThe Board of Directors has approved a deal with Skydance Media. Media reports, including Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, said the special committee approved the sale to Skydance on Sunday. Under the deal, Skydance will buy National…

  • Paramount Global special committee approves Skydance deal – reports

    mixmotive/iStock Editing via Getty Images Paramount Global Special CommitteeNASDAQ:LThe Board of Directors has approved a deal with Skydance Media. Media reports, including Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, said the special committee approved the sale to Skydance on Sunday. Under the deal, Skydance will buy National…

  • Paramount’s board approves bid by David Ellison’s Skydance Media in sweeping Hollywood deal

    Paramount Pictures is the oldest film studio in Hollywood. (Brian Van Der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Technology billionaire David Ellison’s months-long quest to win control of Paramount Global approached the finish line on Sunday, in a deal that marks a new chapter for the long-suffering media company that is…

  • Special committee of Paramount Global endorses plan to merge with Skydance Media, source says By Reuters

    By Don Chmielewski Businessman David Ellison is one step closer to taking control of Paramount Global after a special committee voted on Sunday to back a merger with his company Skydance Media, a source close to the deal told Reuters. The proposed deal is likely to be approved by Paramount’s…

  • Skydance reaches new deal to buy controlling Paramount stake, sources say By Reuters

    By Don Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Shari Redstone’s National Amusements has reached a preliminary agreement to sell a controlling stake in Paramount Global to David Ellison’s Skydance Media, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The unexpected development comes just weeks after Redstone abruptly ended talks…

  • Revised Skydance offer would let Paramount shareholders cash out at $15/shr, WSJ reports By Reuters

    (Reuters) – Skydance Media last week revised its offer to Paramount Global to buy up to a certain number of non-voting Paramount shares at $15 each, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The new proposal values ​​Paramount B shares at a roughly 26%…