Father’s guarantee: Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison backstops son’s $78bn Paramount bid for Warner Bros. Discovery | Business
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee more than $40bn in financing for Paramount Skydance’s hostile $78bn bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. The move follows open scepticism from WBD’s board over whether the offer was fully funded and capable of closing. By putting his own wealth on the line, Ellison aims to…