: On April 23, 2026, WBD stockholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the merger with Paramount Skydance, effectively uniting two of Hollywood's largest film and TV studios. SVB Context (Silicon Valley Bank)
: Providing immediate liquidity to shareholders. Paramount .svb
Paramount filing reveals efforts by David Ellison to acquire WBD : On April 23, 2026, WBD stockholders voted
In the lead-up to the recent shareholder approval, David Ellison sent a critical text to WBD CEO David Zaslav to push through a "solid" and certain deal. According to Screen Daily , the core of his message emphasized three pillars of their offer: According to Screen Daily , the core of
: Moving quickly to beat out competing bidders like Netflix.
: To address concerns about financial stability, Larry Ellison (David's father and Oracle co-founder) provided an irrevocable personal guarantee for roughly $40.4 billion in equity financing.
: Ensuring the deal would not fall through.