David Ellison
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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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Could a Sony-Apollo Joint Bid Stop a Paramount Shareholder Revolt? | Analysis
But for now, Skydance Media still has until May 3 to turn exclusive talks with the studio into a deal.
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Paramount-Skydance Deal Unlikely to Close in 30-Day Window, Due Diligence Continues | Exclusive
The deal, which requires approval by the Paramount board, is likely to take closer to 60 days, an insider tells TheWrap
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Paramount Shareholder Aspen Sky Trust Urges Board to End Exclusive Talks With Skydance
The firm, which owns approximately 6.57 million shares, accuses the board of violating its fiduciary responsibility by denying other viable bidders a 30-day due diligence period
