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Paramount agrees to pause $110bn Warner Bros merger as case plays out

Trade Hub UK regulation desk (2026-07-24): Paramount ⁠Skydance ⁠has agreed to ​pause its $110bn acquisition ⁠of ​Warner ‌Bros ‌Discovery until a ‌ruling on several states’ challenge ‌to the deal, or… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

Paramount agrees to pause $110bn Warner Bros merger as case plays out

Paramount ⁠Skydance ⁠has agreed to ​pause its $110bn acquisition ⁠of ​Warner ‌Bros ‌Discovery until a ‌ruling on several states’ challenge ‌to the deal, or ​until 1 June ⁠2027, according ​to court ​papers ​filed ​on Friday.

A group of 12 US states headed by California obtained a temporary restraining order this week that blocked the merger from closing for 28 days, pending the outcome of a motion for a preliminary injunction.

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