Paramount Global PARA saw a 3.13% dip by 11 AM ET on Monday as investors digested the merger announcement with Skydance Media.
Paramount Global and Skydance Media have reached a deal to merge the two massive media companies together, according to a joint statement released Sunday.
‘It's the old “buy the rumor, sell the news” adage,' says a market source.
Media company Paramount Global PARA agreed to a merger with Skydance Media to form "New Paramount," valuing the combined company at $28 billion.
Paramount's special committee and Shari Redstone have finally agreed to definitive merger terms. While there still is the chance of a better deal materializing within the 45-day go-shop period, don't put too much hope in it. Here is why I consider this deal as bad, but not as bad as feared.
Skydance's Daivd Ellison, Jeff Shell, and RedBird Capital looked to woo Wall Street to their planned merger with Paramount highlighting $2 billion in running cost synergies, streaming break even in a few years and sooner if a partner emerges.
Paramount Global (PARA) announced that it has agreed to terms to merge with Skydance Media, seemingly bringing an end to months of negotiations.
The deal, the culmination of months of wrangling between Skydance and Paramount, would let shareholders cash out at a premium.
Paramount Global will merge with Skydance, ending an era of control by the Redstone family of the storied movie studio and CBS broadcast network. The agreement caps off months of negotiations with various twists and turns.
The Paramount-Skydance deal came together after months of talks that appeared to have derailed when Redstone abruptly called off negotiations on June 11.
Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), one of Hollywood's oldest companies, is set to merge with independent film studio Skydance Media. As part of the deal, Shari Redstone will sell her family's controlling stake in Paramount, creating a new firm valued at around £28 billion.
Paramount Global will continue reducing the size of its workforce until its merger with Skydance Media closes, the company's co-CEOs said in a memo seen by Reuters on Sunday, hours after the companies announced the deal.