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William D. Cohan
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April 21, 2024
Apollo’s Latest Shari Twist
News and notes emanating from the Gin Lane crowd: details about Apollo’s deal for Paramount, and the impact of Solomon’s gangster quarter.
William D. Cohan
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April 17, 2024
Gerry & The Jeffs Come for Shari’s Baby
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?
William D. Cohan
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April 14, 2024
The Paramount Sale Vulcan Chess Theory
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…
William D. Cohan
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April 10, 2024
Leon Black From the Ashes, Part II
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.
William D. Cohan
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April 7, 2024
The Shari & Ari Windfall Strategies
News and notes on Shari Redstone’s artful use of her special committee to the board, and Ari Emanuel’s own financial maneuvering.