"Larry Ellison has agreed to provide an irrevocable personal guarantee of $40.4 billion of the equity financing for the offer and any damages claims against Paramount"
"Following a careful evaluation of Paramount’s recently launched tender offer, the Board concluded that the offer’s value is inadequate, with significant risks and costs imposed on our shareholders"
"The correspondence comes amid a heated second round of bids, due December 1, for the studio giant, which WBD hopes to sell or restructure by the end of the year"
"If finalized, the acquisition would represent one of the largest bets in entertainment history. Warner Bros. Discovery carries a market capitalization of nearly $33 billion, more than twice the size of Paramount Skydance"