Paramount delays $81 billion Warner buyout amid legal challenge from 12 states
Paramount Pictures has postponed its planned $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The delay follows a lawsuit filed by twelve U.S. states challenging the merger on antitrust grounds. The companies said the legal challenge will push back the expected closing date.
- ▪Paramount announced a delay to the $81 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover.
- ▪The deal would have been one of the largest media mergers in history.
- ▪Twelve U.S. states have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the transaction.
- ▪The legal dispute is expected to extend the timeline for regulatory approval.
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- ▪ Paramount to delay Warner Bros. merger until as late as June 2027 — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Paramount agrees to hold off on Warner Bros. merger — The Hill
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027 — Engadget
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger as court challenge proceeds — Global News
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay closing Warner Bros buyout while judge considers challenge from states — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Paramount Agrees to Delay Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery — Gizmodo
- ▪ Paramount Delays Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Amid 12-State Lawsuit — Forbes — Business
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay closing Warner Bros buyout while judge considers challenge — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay WBD acquisition to as late as June 2027 amid legal challenge — CNBC — Top
- ▪ Paramount Skydance agrees to halt Warner Bros. merger until next June — NBC News — Business
- ▪ Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months — NYT — Business
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