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Shari Redstone
William D. Cohan May 1, 2024
Inside the Paramount M&A calamity as Shari and Gerry rejigger their deal, Gabelli signals his C.V.R. venom, and Apollo licks its teeth.
david ellison
William D. Cohan April 28, 2024
The looming apparent ouster of Bob Bakish, which I previewed long ago, has the RedBird and Ellison group inching ahead of Apollo in the Paramount Global foot race—at least for now.
John Paulson
William D. Cohan April 24, 2024
The former Valeant Pharmaceuticals is considering a controversial scheme to transform its best asset into a juicy dividend for its biggest shareholders, John Paulson and Brett Icahn. The company’s anxious creditors, who are owed $16 billion, have called on Wall Street’s toughest lawyers to intervene.
marc rowan
William D. Cohan April 21, 2024
News and notes emanating from the Gin Lane crowd: details about Apollo’s deal for Paramount, and the impact of Solomon’s gangster quarter.


Jeff Shell Gerry Cardinale Jeff Zucker
William D. Cohan April 17, 2024
I’ve got the skinny on the Ellison-Paramount deal—an extraordinarily fascinating deleveraged recap featuring a multibillion-dollar PIPE, Jeff Shell’s return to the top ranks of the media world, and possibly even Jeff Zucker’s revival as a top television executive. You can’t make this shit up. Will the special committee of the board buy it?
shari redstone
William D. Cohan April 14, 2024
As the bizarre and absurd Ellison-Redstone deal marches forward, with board directors fleeing, a new theory has emerged: Shari’s bankers and lawyers are appeasing her for now… until they recommend the Apollo offer instead. Yes, full Revlon mode…
leon black
William D. Cohan April 10, 2024
It wasn’t just a $158 million relationship with Jeffrey Epstein that led to Leon Black’s departure from Apollo. It was his melodramatic relationship with Russian model Guzel Ganieva. A candid interview, legal filings, and unearthed transcripts of wire-tapped conversations depict the astonishing and gut-churning fallout.
shari redstone
William D. Cohan April 7, 2024
News and notes on Shari Redstone’s artful use of her special committee to the board, and Ari Emanuel’s own financial maneuvering.


leon black
William D. Cohan April 3, 2024
For the first time since his controversial departure from Apollo, Black speaks about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and his tumultuous final year at the firm he created.
Shari Redstone
William D. Cohan March 31, 2024
News and notes on the latest ironic development in the Paramount Global auction. Plus, a brief investigation into whether Trump can convert his billions’ worth of Truth Social stock into much-needed cash.
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