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Coverage dated October 6, 2026

Cardinale’s RedBird Invests $4 Billion in Paramount-Warner Deal

Headline from Bloomberg

RedBird Capital Partners contributed $4 billion in new equity financing to fund Paramount Skydance Corp.’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with the investment.

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  1. Bloomberg

    Cardinale’s RedBird Invests $4 Billion in Paramount-Warner Deal (opens Bloomberg)

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    RedBird Capital Partners contributed $4 billion in new equity financing to fund Paramount Skydance Corp.’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with the investment.

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    RedBird Invests Another $4 Billion In Paramount’s Warner Bros. Takeover (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    RedBird now has $6 billion committed and is one of two investors alongside the Ellison family controlling Paramount's voting stock.

  3. Variety

    RedBird Ponied Up $4 Billion to Fund Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover (opens Variety)

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    RedBird Capital Partners, led by Gerry Cardinale, invested $4 billion into Paramount’s deal to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery, the biggest Hollywood M&A deal in history, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to Variety.

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