Paramount makes new bid to buy Warner Bros.

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Larry Ellison pledges $40-billion personal guarantee for Paramount's Warner Bros. bid
Billionaire Larry Ellison has stepped up, agreeing to personally guarantee part of Paramount's bid for rival Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Larry Ellison’s $40 billion pledge to his son’s Paramount deal shows a shift in billionaire giving: Philanthropic capitalism is taking over
Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Gets Big Boost From Oracle’s Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison guarantees $40.4 billion in Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is sweetening its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with an “irrevocable personal guarantee” from Larry Ellison, who is putting up billions of dollars to back the deal for his ...

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Paramount’s new, hostile offer to Warner Bros. Discovery: Larry Ellison will personally guarantee $40 billion
Paramount Skydance Says Larry Ellison Has Made ‘Irrevocable Personal Guarantee’ of $40.4 Billion Toward Warner Bros. Discovery Bid
Netflix Refinances Part of $59 Billion Loan for Warner Bros.
The company got a $5 billion revolving credit facility and two $10 billion delayed-draw term loans, leaving $34 billion for syndication.

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Netflix Prepares $25 Billion in Bank Financing for Warner Deal
Larry Ellison Steps Up His Bid to Help Paramount Pull Warner Bros. From Netflix

Ellison’s Pledge to Backstop Paramount Bid Would Reshape Fortune

Larry Ellison has built the world’s third-largest fortune by holding tight to his Oracle Corp. stock, rarely selling his shares and instead relying on loans to fund billions in investments and lifestyle expenses.

Larry Ellison's 2025: How Oracle, Tesla, And Paramount Skydance Merger Propelled Him Past Elon Musk - Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)

Larry Ellison began 2025 as one of the richest people in the world. He briefly held first place during the year and saw his wealth soar even higher.

Inside the Fractious WBD-Paramount Deal Talks: Ellisons Offered Zaslav Pay Package Worth ‘Several Hundred Million Dollars,’ Which Zaslav Said Was ‘Inappropriate’ to Discuss

WBD presented a chronology of events and meetings that occurred, leading to its deal to sell Warner Bros. studios and HBO Max to Netflix, following by David Ellison’s hostile takeover bid and the WBD board’s official rejection of the $30/share bid on Dec.
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