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Paramount Will Let Exclusive Talks With Skydance Lapse, Imperiling Deal

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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

  • Her control of National Amusements, Paramount's parent company, gives her the power to block any deal. Ms. Redstone has already signed off on a potential deal between Skydance and National Amusements that would allow her to sell her stake for around $2 billion, but that deal hinges on approval of a merger of Paramount and Skydance ...
  • It is unclear what Skydance, which was founded by the tech scion and producer David Ellison, and its backer, RedBird Capital Partners, will do next ...

    • No momentum supporting factor found

    Challenge supporting factors

  • (company,sony_pictures_entertainment)

    • Work-in-progress supporting factors

  • (company,skydance)
  • (company,shareholders)
  • (company,redstone)
  • (company,national_amusements)
  • (company,shari_redstone)
  • (skydance,merger)
  • (company,redbird_capital_partners)
  • (company,re-engage)
  • (company,potential)
  • (skydance,potential)
  • (company,negotiations)
  • (company,merger)
  • (company,investors)
  • (skydance,national_amusements)
  • (skydance,suitors)

    • Time PeriodChallengeMomentumWIP
    Report4.55 0.00 95.46

    High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

    High Level Abstraction (HLA)Report
    (1) (company,skydance)100.00
    (2) (company,shareholders)81.82
    (3) (company,redstone)74.55
    (4) (company,national_amusements)47.27
    (5) (company,sony_pictures_entertainment)45.45
    (6) (company,shari_redstone)43.64
    (7) (skydance,merger)41.82
    (8) (company,redbird_capital_partners)34.55
    (9) (company,re-engage)32.73
    (10) (company,potential)30.91
    (11) (skydance,potential)29.09
    (12) (company,negotiations)27.27
    (13) (company,merger)25.45
    (14) (company,investors)21.82
    (15) (skydance,national_amusements)20.00
    (16) (skydance,suitors)16.36
    (17) (skydance,redstone)14.55
    (18) (skydance,redbird_capital_partners)12.73
    (19) (skydance,nickelodeon)10.91
    (20) (skydance,mtv)9.09
    (21) (skydance,knowledge)7.27
    (22) (skydance,imperiling)5.45
    (23) (skydance,equity)3.64
    (24) (skydance,door)1.82

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    Supporting narratives:

    Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

    • challenge - Back to HLA
      • The company is wary of being used by Paramount to drive up the price for another bidder.. . Paramount's special committee will now probably focus on negotiating with another suitor, Sony Pictures Entertainment, which has teamed up with the private equity giant Apollo Global Management to make a $26 billion bid for the company ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,sony_pictures_entertainment)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • It is unclear what Skydance, which was founded by the tech scion and producer David Ellison, and its backer, RedBird Capital Partners, will do next ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,skydance)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Her control of National Amusements, Paramount's parent company, gives her the power to block any deal. Ms. Redstone has already signed off on a potential deal between Skydance and National Amusements that would allow her to sell her stake for around $2 billion, but that deal hinges on approval of a merger of Paramount and Skydance ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (skydance,potential)
        • (skydance,redstone)
        • (company,skydance)
        • (company,potential)
        • (skydance,national_amusements)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Paramount's fate ultimately lies in Ms. Redstone's hands. Her control of National Amusements, Paramount's parent company, gives her the power to block any deal. Ms. Redstone has already signed off on a potential deal between Skydance and National Amusements that would allow her to sell her stake for around $2 billion, but that deal hinges on approval of a merger of Paramount and Skydance ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,national_amusements)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Many Paramount investors have come out against that deal, saying it would enrich Shari Redstone, the company's board chair, at the expense of other shareholders.. . The 30-day period for exclusive talks with a special committee of Paramount's board expires at the end of Friday ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,shari_redstone)
        • (company,shareholders)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Paramount's shareholders prefer the all-cash offer - which would include the assumption of Paramount's debt - because it would give them a substantial premium on the company's current stock price. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,shareholders)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Paramount's fate ultimately lies in Ms. Redstone's hands. Her control of National Amusements, Paramount's parent company, gives her the power to block any deal ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,redstone)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Ms. Redstone has already signed off on a potential deal between Skydance and National Amusements that would allow her to sell her stake for around $2 billion, but that deal hinges on approval of a merger of Paramount and Skydance ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,redstone)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • It is unclear what Skydance, which was founded by the tech scion and producer David Ellison, and its backer, RedBird Capital Partners, will do next. The company could wait for Paramount to re-engage in negotiations, could make a higher bid or could walk away ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,redbird_capital_partners)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • It is unclear what Skydance, which was founded by the tech scion and producer David Ellison, and its backer, RedBird Capital Partners, will do next. The company could wait for Paramount to re-engage in negotiations, could make a higher bid or could walk away. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,negotiations)
        • (company,re-engage)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Redstone has already signed off on a potential deal between Skydance and National Amusements that would allow her to sell her stake for around $2 billion, but that deal hinges on approval of a merger of Paramount and Skydance. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,merger)
        • (skydance,merger)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Many Paramount investors have come out against that deal, saying it would enrich Shari Redstone, the company's board chair, at the expense of other shareholders. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (company,investors)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Paramount told Skydance that it would not extend the Hollywood studio's exclusive window to negotiate a merger, two people with knowledge of the decisions said Friday, imperiling the deal but opening the door to other suitors for the owner of MTV and Nickelodeon ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (skydance,knowledge)
        • (skydance,merger)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Paramount told Skydance that it would not extend the Hollywood studio's exclusive window to negotiate a merger, two people with knowledge of the decisions said Friday, imperiling the deal but opening the door to other suitors for the owner of MTV and Nickelodeon. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (skydance,nickelodeon)
        • (skydance,mtv)
        • (skydance,suitors)
        • (skydance,imperiling)
        • (skydance,door)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • It is unclear what Skydance, which was founded by the tech scion and producer David Ellison, and its backer, RedBird Capital Partners, will do next. ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (skydance,redbird_capital_partners)

    • WIP - Back to HLA
      • Negotiations are now likely to focus on another suitor, Sony, which has teamed up with the private equity giant Apollo on a $26 billion bid.. . Paramount told Skydance that it would not extend the Hollywood studio's exclusive window to negotiate a merger, two people with knowledge of the decisions said Friday, imperiling the deal but opening the door to other suitors for the owner of MTV and Nickelodeon ...
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (skydance,equity)