Paramount Skydance Raises $31 Cash Offer, Adds Daily Fee, Imperils Netflix Deal
Paramount Skydance raised its cash acquisition offer for Warner Bros Discovery to $31 per share with enhanced regulatory termination penalties and a daily ticking fee, prompting Discovery’s board to reevaluate its previously preferred Netflix merger. The move throws the March 20 Netflix shareholder vote into doubt.
1. Paramount Skydance Raises $31 Cash Bid
Paramount Global teamed with Skydance Media to increase its acquisition offer for Warner Bros Discovery to $31 per share in cash, overtaking Netflix’s earlier agreement.
2. Enhanced Termination and Ticking Fees
The updated offer boosts regulatory termination penalties and adds a daily ticking fee to compensate shareholders for delays, making the bid more compelling than the Netflix proposal.
3. Impact on Netflix Acquisition
Warner Bros Discovery’s board has reopened negotiations, casting uncertainty on the March 20 shareholder vote for Netflix’s proposed merger as the competing Paramount Skydance bid gains traction.