PSKY Paramount Skydance Corporation - Class B Common Stock

Investing.com-- Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) said on Wednesday they expect their merger to close on Oct. 6, bringing the two U.S. media companies closer to combining their entertainment and streaming businesses.

The deal announced last week with 12 states, led by California, clears the way for the company’s $81-billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

He will be heavily involved in the day-to-day management as well as strategic planning and the integration of the combined businesses.

Paramount Skydance is selling about $52 billion of debt to finance its $81 billion cash purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Books closed Tuesday afternoon at about 3.6 times the amount expected to be sold after lenders moved part of the funding into loans, Bloomberg reported.

Warner Bros. Discovery has been on a powerful run in recent years, and the stock now sits at a point where investors are asking whether that share price is properly backed by the cash the business can produce. With a pending merger with Paramount Skydance reshaping the media group on paper, the question is how much of the current valuation really connects to Warner Bros. Discovery's underlying cash flows. Over the past 3 years, Warner Bros. Discovery has returned about 194.0%, which puts a...

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Paramount Skydance is working to issue $32 billion of investment-grade bonds to help fund its acquisition of Warner Bros., a huge slug of debt that investors said was contributing to weakness in longer-term U.S. Treasurys.

Paramount Skydance is hauling a mountain of debt into credit markets to finance its Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, and the split between a sinking acquirer and a steady target tells a story about who is bearing the real risk here.

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Paramount Skydance is stacking nearly $80 billion in debt onto a freshly downgraded balance sheet, racing a $7 million daily clock, and still faces a judge who has not signed off on a 12-state lawsuit. Here is what that means for shareholders on both sides of the deal.

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Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY)’s $81 billion pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) cleared its biggest legal obstacle in late September 2026, when the company settled with California and 11 other states. The terms commit Paramount to at least $1.5 billion of additional U.S. production spending over five years, a minimum of 30 films released […]

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) shareholders just got one of the biggest pieces of good news since Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) agreed to buy the company. But good news for existing shareholders doesn’t necessarily make WBD an equally attractive stock for someone buying today. DON’T MISS: Disney Adds Formula E to Disney+: Can Live Sports Strengthen […]

On September 18, 2026, Reuters reported that Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) and several states are negotiating settlement terms regarding its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The discussions include potential commitments such as establishing independent content monitoring for CNN and setting a minimum requirement for annual theatrical releases. A final resolution could be […]

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A Citi-led arranger group has launched a $7.5 billion-equivalent cross-border term loan B split between a $6.5 billion US dollar tranche and a $1 billion-equivalent euro tranche as part of the debt financing package supporting the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) by Paramount Skydance Corp. (Nasdaq: PSKY), according to sources. Commitments to the deal are due on Wednesday, Sept. 30, by noon ET (5 p.m. BST) for the dollar portion and 9 a.m. ET (2 p.m. BST) for the euros. Price

On 23 September 2026, Paramount Skydance (NasdaqGS:PSKY) began syndicating a new US$7.5b loan to help fund its planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. The media group also outlined plans to raise more than US$44b in secured debt tied to the proposed transaction. Management framed the fresh financing as a material step forward in deal execution, including new debt commitments and updated transaction milestones. The new US$7.5b loan syndication and more than US$44b in planned secured debt...

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Politicians and rank-and-file workers who feared a Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal now hope concessions will soften the impact.

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Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY)’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD), which has an equity worth of around $81 billion plus assumed debt, has been in legal limbo for months, stalled by a 12-state antitrust case and a trial date that was not scheduled until March 2027. On September 21, one of the […]

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Key Stats for Warner Bros Discovery StockPrice change for Warner Bros Discovery stock: 12%$WBD Stock Price as of Sep. 22: $3152-Week High: $31$WBD Stock Price Target: $30What Happened?Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shares surged more than 12% on Monday after Paramount Skydance settled a major legal battle standing in the way of its $110 billion acquisition of the company.

UBS maintained its 'sell' rating on Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) even as the company's settlement with attorneys general from 12 states removed the last major obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. Management expects the deal to close in approximately two...

Both Paramount and Warner Bros. jumped on Monday after settling an antitrust lawsuit that could have blocked the merger.

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) bankers plan to begin selling $49 billion in debt backing takeover of Warn

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A 12-state antitrust settlement just removed the last legal wall blocking a $110 billion media megadeal, yet the company being acquired barely moved while the buyer surged. Understanding why reveals exactly where the real risk still sits.

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Paramount Skydance is moving closer to completing its Warner Bros. Discovery deal, potentially removing a costly delay risk for the companies.

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Paramount Skydance Corp.’s (NASDAQ:PSKY) $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) has cleared a major legal hurdle after the company reached a settlement with a coalition of U.S. states and the Writers Guild of America. Paramount Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Clears Antitrust Fight The settlement on Monday allows the merger to move forward while requiring Paramount to accept several conditions aimed at addressing concerns over competition, jobs and media concentratio

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Media consolidation just took a sharp turn after the Paramount settlement cleared a key hurdle for its planned US$81b merger with Warner Bros Discovery. With that legal overhang lifting, investors are rethinking which entertainment stocks are most exposed to the deal’s ripple effects. This piece sets out the story behind that shift and walks through 3 stocks from our US Media & Entertainment Consolidation Plays screener that sit closest to the action. The three stocks covered below are only a...

Paramount's agreement with 12 state attorneys general paves the way for the company to complete its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Shares of global entertainment and media company Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) jumped 9.9% in the afternoon session after Paramount Skydance and California’s attorney general were in advanced talks that could clear a final hurdle to their proposed merger. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter, that the sides have discussed concessions including a $1.5 billion California production investment, a pledge not to sell either studio lot, and penalties if

Shares of multinational media and entertainment corporation Paramount (NASDAQ:PSKY) jumped 10.2% in the afternoon session after the Wall Street Journal reported the company has discussed a $1.5 billion investment in California production to help settle antitrust opposition to its Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The Journal, citing people familiar with the talks, said other concessions on the table include keeping both Los Angeles studio lots, staying in California, possible cable-channel sales, a

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Movie studio Paramount on Monday agreed to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 states, the last big obstacle blocking the company's $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that would transform the movie industry landscape. In the settlement, which still needs to be approved by a judge, Paramount agreed to terms including a five-year movie production plan and to invest $1.5 billion in domestic movies. State attorneys general say the settlement guarantees investment in domestic movie production and provides worker protection.

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Paramount Skydance (PSKY) has settled its antitrust lawsuit from several state attorneys general over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Morningstar senior equity analyst Matthew Dolgin discusses what this means for Paramount's path forward in closing this deal.

The company has discussed a series of concessions as part of advanced settlement talks with a coalition of state attorneys general, hoping to clear a path for its $81 billion Warner Bros. deal.