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Eugene

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Mon Jul 8, 2024, 05:36 AM Jul 2024

Paramount, Skydance merger deal ends Redstone era

Source: Reuters

Paramount, Skydance merger deal ends Redstone era

Dawn Chmielewski
Updated Mon, Jul 8, 2024, 5:20 AM EDT4 min read

(Reuters) -Skydance Media and Paramount Global agreed to merge, the companies announced late on Sunday, scripting a new chapter for one of Hollywood's oldest studios.

The companies agreed to a two-step process in which Skydance and its deal partners will acquire National Amusements, which holds the Redstone family's controlling stake in Paramount, for $2.4 billion in cash.

Skydance will subsequently merge with Paramount, offering $4.5 billion in cash or stock to shareholders and providing an additional $1.5 billion for Paramount's balance sheet.

Shares of the CBS broadcast network owner rose more than 4% in trading before the bell.

The deal represents the end of an era for Shari Redstone, ...

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Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/special-committee-paramount-global-endorses-215337314.html

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Paramount, Skydance merger deal ends Redstone era (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2024 OP
Ah, yes! Yet another mega merger of competitors. How soon before they all join as one. Wonder Why Jul 2024 #1
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