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SummaryParamount Skydance launched a hostile, all-cash takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) valued at $108.4 billion USD (enterprise value), offering shareholders $30 USD per shareParamount aggressively positioned its bid as superior to Netflix’s lower-valued, stock-and-cash proposal, with CEO David Ellison stating: “Our proposal is superior to Netflix in every dimension”The deal is backed by $24 billion USD from Gulf wealth funds and sets a quicker, 12-month closing timeline, with WBD required to respond to the offer within 10 business daysA massive corporate battle is underway as Paramount Skydance, led by Larry Ellison, has commenced an aggressive, all-cash tender offer aimed at acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The high-stakes bid, publicly valued at $108 billion USD, is reportedly timed to challenge WBD’s ongoing discussions with rivals, specifically Netflix. Just last week, Netflix launched a $72 billion USD acquisition for WBD.Paramount’s proposal, which echoes th