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Skydance Names Finance Leadership Team Following Paramount-WBD Merger
Skydance CFO Dennis Cinelli has announced the leadership team for the finance group of the combined Paramount-WBD. On a proforma basis, the merged company will have annual revenue of nearly $70 billion and net debt of around $80 billion. The finance team will be closely involved in efforts to reach a projected $6 billion in annualized cost savings. Cinelli, formerly Paramount Skydance's finance chief, sent the memo to staffers on Wednesday morning.
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Judge approves settlement with 12 state AGs, clearing Paramount’s $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger for Oct. 6 close
A federal judge approved Paramount’s settlement with a group of state attorneys general, removing the last legal obstacle to Paramount’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount has tentatively set Oct. 6 to close the deal after it was cleared by regulators in 68 jurisdictions worldwide, including the Justice Department. Under the terms tied to the transaction, WBD CEO David Zaslav is set to receive more than $550 million in stock and cash compensation once the merger closes.
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