CEO Shake-Up Looms At Paramount Global Amid Skydance Merger Discussions
CEO Shake-Up Looms At Paramount Global Amid Skydance Merger Discussions
Bob Bakish, the current CEO of Paramount Global, may be facing termination as the company continues its merger talks with Skydance Media.
派拉蒙環球現任首席執行官鮑勃·巴基什可能面臨解僱，因爲該公司繼續與Skydance Media進行合併談判。
What Happened: A recent CNBC report suggests that the board of Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) is contemplating the dismissal of Bakish, which will possibly come as early as Monday.
發生了什麼：CNBC最近的一份報告顯示，派拉蒙環球（納斯達克股票代碼：PARA）董事會正在考慮解僱巴基什，最早可能在週一解僱。
In the event of Bakish's departure, the company is expected to rely on division heads while continuing merger discussions with Skydance Media.
如果巴基什離職，預計該公司將依賴各部門負責人，同時繼續與Skydance Media進行合併討論。
Paramount Global has set up a special committee to explore the potential merger. The two companies are in exclusive talks until May 3, though this period may be extended.
派拉蒙環球已經成立了一個特別委員會來探討潛在的合併。兩家公司的獨家談判將持續到5月3日，但這一期限可能會延長。
Shari Redstone, Paramount Global's controlling shareholder, has reportedly lost faith in Bakish. Redstone had plans to remove Bakish before the company's carriage negotiation with Charter Communications, a pivotal event for determining Paramount's value in its merger talks with Skydance.
據報道，派拉蒙環球的控股股東莎莉·雷德斯通對巴基什失去了信心。雷德斯通曾計劃在巴基什與Charter Communications進行運輸談判之前將其免職，這是決定派拉蒙在與Skydance的合併談判中價值的關鍵事件。
As the merger talks progress, it is expected that Bakish will leave Paramount and Skydance's CEO David Ellison will take over.
隨着合併談判的進展，預計巴基什將離開派拉蒙，Skydance首席執行官戴維·埃裏森將接任。
Bakish has privately opposed the merger, arguing it could dilute common shareholders. The proposed deal would see Skydance and its private equity partners owning nearly 50% of the merged company, with ordinary shareholders owning the rest.
巴基什私下裏反對合並，認爲這可能會削弱普通股股東。擬議的交易將使Skydance及其私募股權合作伙伴擁有合併後公司近50％的股份，普通股東將擁有其餘股份。
Why It Matters: The merger talks between Paramount Global and Skydance Media have been heating up. The companies are reportedly close to agreeing on a valuation of about $5 billion for Skydance in the merger.
爲何重要：派拉蒙環球與Skydance Media之間的合併談判一直在升溫。據報道，兩家公司即將就合併中Skydance的估值約50億美元達成協議。
Interestingly, this isn't Paramount's first involvement in merger talks.
有趣的是，這不是派拉蒙首次參與合併談判。
In December 2023, Bakish met with Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. CEO David Zaslav to discuss a potential merger.
2023年12月，巴基什會見了華納兄弟探索公司首席執行官戴維·扎斯拉夫，討論了可能的合併。
The discussions centered on how the two companies could complement each other, including leveraging Paramount's children's programming assets and combining CBS News and CNN into a global news outlet.
討論的重點是兩家公司如何相互補充，包括利用派拉蒙的兒童節目資產，以及將哥倫比亞廣播公司新聞和CNN合併爲一家全球新聞媒體。
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