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Hollywood’s North Road Studio Acquired by a European Production Giant

Peter Chernin, an industry veteran who founded North Road in 2022, said his deal with Mediawan met a need to get bigger in an era…

Paramount Threatens Board Fight Over Warner Bros. Discovery

The announcement was the latest in a series of increasingly aggressive actions by Paramount to buy Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Board Rebuffs Paramount’s Latest Buyout Offer

The board said the blockbuster deal it reached with Netflix last month posed less risk.

Larry Ellison Personally Guarantees Paramount Bid for Warner Brothers

Mr. Ellison’s personal guarantee is meant to address concerns that the Warner Bros. Discovery’s board had expressed about Paramount’s original offer.

Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners Pulls Out of Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Affinity Partners, Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, played a small financial role in Paramount’s $108 billion offer, but it had attracted political attention to the…

Paramount Says Money Is No Object. Warner Bros. Isn’t Convinced.

Larry Ellison is backstopping Paramount’s bid for Warner Brothers, but Warner Brothers is concerned that the billionaire has not provided a personal guarantee to pay.

Calvin McDonald, Lululemon CEO, Will Depart Yoga Clothing Maker in January

The maker of yoga clothing is looking for a new leader after public pressure from the company’s founder.

Jared Kushner Is Part of Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Mr. Kushner’s private equity fund is one of the many groups helping Paramount mount a hostile bid to buy the group, whose holdings include CNN.

Saudi Arabia, Once Shunned, Has Corporate Titans Swooning for Deals

Some of the most prominent U.S. executives gathered at the Kennedy Center for an event promoting deal-making with the oil-rich kingdom.

Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Says He Has Reached Out to Zohran Mamdani

The banking giant’s C.E.O. said he wanted to keep lines of communication open with the mayor-elect of New York.