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Three Gulf funds agree to back Paramount’s $81 billion takeover of Warner, WSJ reports

By Thomson Reuters Apr 5, 2026 | 6:27 PM

April 5 (Reuters) – Paramount has ​received ‌signed equity commitments of close ‌to $24 ​billion ⁠from three ⁠sovereign-wealth funds led by Saudi ​Arabia to ⁠help ⁠back its ​takeover of ​Warner Bros. Discovery, ‌the Wall Street ⁠Journal reported on Sunday.

Reuters ⁠could not ‌immediately ⁠verify ​the ‌report.

(Reporting by ​Angela ⁠Christy in Bengaluru; Editing by Christopher ​Cushing)