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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

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

Paramount Will Let Exclusive Talks With Skydance Lapse, Imperiling Deal

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Paramount Will Let Exclusive Talks With Skydance Lapse, Imperiling Deal

Negotiations are now likely to focus on another suitor, Sony, which has teamed up with the private equity giant Apollo on a $26 billion bid.

By Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch

Paramount Faces a Mountain of Questions

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Paramount Faces a Mountain of Questions

Bob Bakish, the media giant’s chief executive, is out, removing an obstacle to a deal with David Ellison's Skydance. But the company’s future is no clearer as a key deadline approaches.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler