David Ellison
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Paramount Special Committee Votes on Documentation of Skydance Deal
The five-person independent body recommended the latest revised offer from David Ellison in May
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Paramount Postpones Employee Town Hall as Skydance Merger Talks Continue
The company’s Office of the CEO pushed the meeting to June 25
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Paramount and Skydance Agree to Deal Terms as Merger Inches Closer, Shares Rise Over 7%
The deal awaits approval from controlling shareholder Shari Redstone
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Paramount Special Committee Recommends Revised Offer From David Ellison’s Skydance Media
The fate of the media conglomerate now sits in the hands of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone
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Skydance Ups Cash Offer for Paramount and Courts Class B Stockholders in Restructured Bid
David Ellison stages his latest attempt to woo shareholders for his production company’s acquisition
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James Cameron, Ari Emanuel Voice Support for Skydance’s Paramount Bid
The “Avatar” director believes it “could be a huge boon for this business” if David Ellison’s company buys the major studio
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Paramount Lets Skydance Exclusivity Window Expire With No Deal
The move comes as Sony and Apollo have submitted a joint $26 billion all-cash offer
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Paramount, Skydance Exclusive Talks Window Likely to Close Without a Deal, So What Happens Next?
The board’s special committee faces a tough choice: go through with an unpopular Skydance sale, explore Sony and Apollo’s $26 billion offer or go it alone
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Matrix Asset Advisors Slams Paramount Over Bob Bakish Exit: ‘Everything About Today’s Update Is a Disgrace’
“This is a major unforced error that will cost the company upwards of $50 million,” the firm’s chief investment officer David Katz tells TheWrap
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Paramount Narrows Streaming Loss 44% to $286 Million, Tops 71 Million Subscribers
The media conglomerate declined to take analyst questions following the departure of CEO Bob Bakish
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Steps Down
The exec’s departure coincides with the company’s first-quarter earnings results for 2024
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Ariel Investments Demands Paramount Explain ‘Disturbing’ Board Departures Amid Skydance Exclusive Talks
“Transparent corporate filings and statements would end the obfuscation that is whipsawing the stock,” the firm writes in a letter to clients
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Sony-Apollo Bid for Paramount Could ‘Bring Much More to the Table’ Than Skydance, Matrix Asset Advisors Says
The firm argues there’s “near-universal agreement” among Paramount shareholders that David Ellison’s bid is not in their interests
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Paramount, Skydance Make Progress on Potential Acquisition
David Ellison’s media company will infuse $4.5 billion into the studio should deal be completed
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David Ellison May Be a Daredevil. But Is He Ready to Run Paramount?
The Skydance CEO is a born risk-taker and now the Paramount deal makes him set to be one of the most powerful people in Hollywood
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