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Sony and Apollo Take Key Step in Bid for Paramount’s Assets

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Sony and Apollo Take Key Step in Bid for Paramount’s Assets

The two companies have expressed interest in acquiring the media conglomerate, but are backing away from their $26 billion all-cash offer.

By Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch

Would Paramount Bidders Break It Up?

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Would Paramount Bidders Break It Up?

If Sony and Apollo Global win the fight to buy the media company, they plan to keep the studio business and sell everything else.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler

Sony and Apollo’s Plan for Paramount: Break It Up

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Sony and Apollo’s Plan for Paramount: Break It Up

CBS and other well-known properties would be sold if Sony and Apollo are able to buy Paramount. But the new owners would keep the movie studio.

By Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch

Is It Good to Go Exclusive?

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Is It Good to Go Exclusive?

The exclusive period for Paramount’s potential merger with Skydance expired without a deal, highlighting the long-debated question of whether exclusivity is a waste of time.

By Lauren Hirsch Michael J. de la Merced and Ravi Mattu