Three Gulf funds agree to back Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner, WSJ reports

Paramount has secured signed equity commitments of close to $24 billion from three sovereign-wealth funds led by Saudi Arabia to help back its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, per the Wall Street Journal. The committed capital materially de-risks financing for the proposed acquisition and is likely to accelerate deal completion and influence sector valuations.

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Paramount has secured signed equity commitments of close to $24 billion from three sovereign-wealth funds led by Saudi Arabia to help back its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, per the Wall Street Journal. The committed capital materially de-risks financing for the proposed acquisition and is likely to accelerate deal completion and influence sector valuations.