STARTUP LEGAL30 Sept 2026
Paramount’s $30 billion bond sale draws $109 billion demand for Warner Bros deal | Company Business News
Paramount Skydance's bond sale to fund its Warner Bros Discovery buyout drew over $109 billion of orders, more than three times the expected size. Big media and business borrowers see strong investor demand, even as the deal's delay and rising Treasury yields pushed borrowing costs higher. Paramount is raising about $32 billion, part of a $52 billion package with junk bonds and loans.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Investors placed more than $109 billion of orders for the bond sale, over three times the amount expected to be sold.
- Paramount is seeking to raise about $32 billion, part of a $52 billion financing package that includes junk bonds and loans.
- The Warner acquisition will increase Paramount's debt by more than $30 billion, pushing its leverage to about seven times a measure of earnings, according to Moody's.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If your business is planning a large borrowing or a cross-border deal, sit with your CA and check the interest cost and currency risk before you commit, since borrowing costs have moved up.
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