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Fried Frank says it advised Warner Bros. Discovery on its $110 billion acquisition by Paramount Skydance
Fried Frank said it advised Warner Bros. Discovery on its completed $110 billion acquisition by Paramount Skydance. The firm said it served as antitrust counsel alongside Covington and O’Melveny, with partners Bernard Nigro, Kathy O’Neill and Aleksandr Livshits leading its team on the transaction.
Key points
- Fried Frank said competition approvals covered nearly 70 jurisdictions worldwide.Fried Frank
- The firm said both businesses have histories extending more than a century.Fried Frank
- Fried Frank said the combined company is called Skydance.Fried Frank
- The firm said Lexi Michaud, Harrisson Kummer and Theresa Zieser were among its supporting antitrust associates.Fried Frank