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1 FCC Clears Foreign Financing Above 25% for $111 Billion Paramount Warner Bros Merger↩︎PSKYWBD 💼 Business Sep 17, 6:29 PM EDT 14/12
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FCC Clears Foreign Financing Above 25% for $111 Billion Paramount Warner Bros Merger↩︎PSKYWBD
💼 Business Sep 17, 6:29 PM EDT 14/12
The Federal Communications Commission authorized Paramount to seek international capital beyond the standard regulatory limits for its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. This waiver allows foreign financing to exceed the 25% threshold, a move the agency determined would serve the public interest.
The $111 billion acquisition is facing antitrust lawsuits from several U.S. states. Paramount has scouted office space and land in Nashville to pressure California Attorney General Rob Bonta into a settlement that would clear the path for the deal's completion.
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