Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount
Paramount has decided to formally open negotiations with a bidding group led by Sony Pictures Entertainment and the private equity giant Apollo, according to three ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Is It Good to Go Exclusive?
Paramount’s proposed merger with Skydance has been the most tumultuous media deal in years. Now it has taken yet another turn after the exclusivity period ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
From Free Speech to Free Palestine: Six Decades of Student Protest
An American college student looked out at a sea of protesters and spoke of a machine that had grown so “odious” that it had left ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
What Will Warren Buffett Bet on Next?
A different kind of Berkshire annual meeting Tens of thousands of investors are flocking to Omaha this weekend, which can mean only one thing: It’s ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Paramount Will Let Exclusive Talks With Skydance Lapse, Imperiling Deal
Paramount told Skydance that it would not extend the Hollywood studio’s exclusive window to negotiate a merger, two people with knowledge of the decisions said ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Calls to Divest From Israel Put Students and Donors on Collision Course
Desperate to stem protests that have convulsed campuses across the country, a small number of universities have agreed to reconsider their investments in companies that ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
F.T.C. Clears Exxon Mobil’s Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday approved Exxon Mobil’s acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources as long as Exxon excludes Pioneer’s chief executive from its board. ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sony, Apollo Express Interest in Buying Paramount
Sony, a sprawling international conglomerate known for its cutting-edge electronics business, is an unconventional suitor for Paramount. Like Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, Sony has a ...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Truth Social Co-Founder Says Trump Nearly Derailed Deal That Led to Market Windfall
Former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company is currently worth over $6 billion. But the agreement that set the stage for its stock market ...