Paramount’s board of directors, which was already deep into talks with the media company Skydance, didn’t engage with the offer.
Category: Private Equity
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Deal Talks Between Paramount and Skydance Heat Up
David Ellison, the founder of the Skydance media company, met with Paramount’s board of directors late last month to discuss the deal.
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Student Housing Pioneer Faces Angry Investors, Irate Judges and a $115 Million Bill
Patrick Nelson, who manages 18 student housing properties, is struggling to pay back his partners. He says the pandemic harmed his once-thriving business.
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What Must Nelson Peltz Do to Get Some Respect?
The longtime corporate agitator feels misunderstood. Maybe his fight with Disney could change that.
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Young Entrepreneurs Find a Way to Indulge Their C.E.O. Dreams
Fresh business school graduates are raising “search funds” from willing investors to buy companies they can lead.
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New York Community Bank Raises $1 Billion in Emergency Cash
Investors include Steven Mnuchin, who joined the board of the struggling midsize lender.
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F.T.C. Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Store Deal
The regulator is trying to stop the largest supermarket merger in history, arguing that the deal would eliminate competition and raise prices for consumers.
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The New N.F.L. Owners?
As team valuations skyrocket, the league is weighing whether to relax ownership rules that prohibit investment from private equity funds.
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American Firms Invested $1 Billion in Chinese Chips, Lawmakers Find
A Congressional investigation determined that U.S. funding helped fuel the growth of a sector now viewed by Washington as a security threat.
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Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit
The buyout giant KKR pioneered a model of granting ownership stakes to employees at portfolio companies. Now it wants the approach to spread.
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The Messenger, Which Aimed to Transform Media, Faces Dire Financial Straits
The company, which debuted last year with big plans to disrupt journalism, generated only $3 million in revenue by the end of December.