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Citigroup Sets Up Paramount Loan Calls as Banks Prepare to Sell Debt

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Paramount Skydance Corp. is looking to wrap up a massive $52 billion debt sale to fund its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. within the next week, aligning with its compressed timeline to finalize the buyout before facing onerous penalties.

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  1. Variety

    Merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Will Be a ‘Streaming Powerhouse,’ Wall Street Analysts Say — but Saddled With More Than $77 Billion in Debt (opens Variety)

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    Paramount Skydance’s David Ellison has prevailed in his dogged pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery: He’s won the deal. Now comes the hard part: making the economics of the combined company work, given an extremely high debt load of the combined media company.

  2. Bloomberg

    Paramount’s $49 Billion Debt Sale to Kick Off After Lawsuits End (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bankers are reaching out to investors ahead of the sale of $49 billion in financing backing Paramount Skydance Corp.’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., after the company settled a series of lawsuits that had held up the $110 billion acquisition.

  3. Semafor

    Paramount readies debt for Warner Bros. deal (opens Semafor)

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    It’s one of the most highly anticipated credit launches this year.

  4. Quartz

    Paramount is preparing to sell $49 billion in debt for its Warner Bros. takeover (opens Quartz)

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    The debt package includes $30 billion in investment-grade bonds, $7.5 billion in loans, and $12 billion in second-lien bonds

  5. Bloomberg

    Citigroup Sets Up Paramount Loan Calls as Banks Prepare to Sell Debt (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Paramount Skydance Corp. is looking to wrap up a massive $52 billion debt sale to fund its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. within the next week, aligning with its compressed timeline to finalize the buyout before facing onerous penalties.

  6. Variety

    Paramount to Raise $7.5 Billion More in Debt to Fund Warner Bros. Deal (opens Variety)

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    Paramount Skydance said Thursday it is launching a syndication to raise $7.5 billion through a proposed senior secured incremental tranche of term “B” loans. The David Ellison-led company it will use the funds toward its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and to pay down certain other debt.

  7. Deadline

    Paramount Moves Ahead With $7.5 Billion Debt Raise, Part Of Package To Finance WBD Acquisition (opens Deadline)

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    Paramount has started syndication for a proposed senior secured term loan of $7.5 billion – a chunk of change it needs to fund the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. It began the process after a legal settlement earlier this week paved the way for the merger to close.

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