FCC Approves Foreign Ownership Merger
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Paramount said that, once the deal closes, the Ellison family and RedBird would “collectively hold the largest equity stake in the combined company and 100% of the voting shares, with no other equity participant having any governance rights.”
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The Federal Communications Commission gave its approval to Paramount Skydance’s requested 49.5% foreign ownership stake in its pending merger with Warner Bros.
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The Federal Communications Commission granted Paramount Skydance permission to allow Middle Eastern royal families to hold a substantial stake—nearly 50% in equity—in the proposed merger between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery. The sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi will contribute $24 billion to David Ellison’s bid for the mega-studio, despite FCC regulations that typically…
FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. →The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved foreign investors, including Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, to back the US$110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger but restricted them from holding voting stock. The FCC waived a 25% cap on foreign equity ownership, allowing individual investors up to 20% of the equity, while ensuring these investors have no influence over content…
US communications regulator approves foreign investment in Paramount-Warner merger →The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Paramount Skydance’s request to allow foreign investors, including sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, to own up to 49.5% of the company in its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. This decision permits indirect foreign equity ownership up to 87.5%, despite a general U.S. regulation limiting foreign ownership to 25%. The…
FCC exempts Paramount from regulation limiting foreign ownership of broadcasters →The FCC has approved Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth funds to hold indirect equity interests up to 50% in a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery company, without voting rights. The ruling came after Paramount requested this approval to facilitate its $81 billion merger with Warner, pending an antitrust review by twelve states and Hollywood writers. Critics like FCC…
FCC grants Paramount's indirect ownership request for Gulf funds in Warner Bros. Discovery buyout →Analysis
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- 17 Sep
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday granted Paramount Skydance’s request to allow Middle Eastern royal families to hold a substantial stake in a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
- 18 Sep
The indirect foreign equity in Paramount granted by the FCC totaled 87.5%, with various entities from the three Arab nations each indirectly holding more than 5% of equity in the company.
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18 Sep FCC grants Paramount's indirect ownership request for Gulf funds in Warner Bros. Discovery buyoutThe FCC has approved Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates sovereign wealth funds to hold indirect equity interests up to 50% in a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery company, without voting rights. The ruling came after Paramount requested this approval to facilitate its $81 billion merger with Warner, pending an antitrust review by twelve states and Hollywood writers. Critics like FCC…Toronto Star
18 Sep FCC exempts Paramount from regulation limiting foreign ownership of broadcastersThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Paramount Skydance’s request to allow foreign investors, including sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, to own up to 49.5% of the company in its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. This decision permits indirect foreign equity ownership up to 87.5%, despite a general U.S. regulation limiting foreign ownership to 25%. The…Washington Examiner18 Sep US communications regulator approves foreign investment in Paramount-Warner mergerThe United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved foreign investors, including Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, to back the US$110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger but restricted them from holding voting stock. The FCC waived a 25% cap on foreign equity ownership, allowing individual investors up to 20% of the equity, while ensuring these investors have no influence over content…The Straits Times
17 Sep FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.The Federal Communications Commission granted Paramount Skydance permission to allow Middle Eastern royal families to hold a substantial stake—nearly 50% in equity—in the proposed merger between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery. The sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi will contribute $24 billion to David Ellison’s bid for the mega-studio, despite FCC regulations that typically…Los Angeles Times
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