A special committee of Paramount Global‘s board set up to steer its M&A process has declared an end to the “go-shop” period in its pending Skydance Media merger and says the transaction will close in the first half of 2025. In a statement tonight following the withdrawal of a rival bid led by Edgar Bronfman
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David Ellison‘s Skydance Media has announced it and its backers will invest $8 billion in a takeover of Paramount Global, capping a seven-month quest. The company had received approval earlier Sunday from a special committee of Paramount’s board of directors. The full board then OK’d the plan for a two-step transaction. First the acquisition of
David Ellison‘s Skydance Media has gained approval for the company’s proposed acquisition of Paramount Global controlling shareholder National Amusements Inc. after seven months of talks. The deal was blessed Sunday by a special committee of Paramount’s board, a person familiar with the matter told Deadline. The full board is now expected to consider the proposal.