Shari Redstone
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 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.
William D. Cohan
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March 31, 2024
A Paramount Twist & Trump’s Meme Windfall Options
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.
William D. Cohan
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March 24, 2024
Shari’s Apollo Landing & Trump Coupon Murmurs
News and notes on the latest intrigue among the Sconset set: the next steps in the Apollo-Paramount foreplay and whether Donald Trump can get his money.
Matthew Belloni
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March 22, 2024
Shari’s Choice: The Legendary Angle
The latest bid for Paramount’s “film and TV studio” isn’t just from Apollo, but also Legendary Entertainment—a previously undisclosed element that may portend how the Redstone saga eventually ends.
William D. Cohan
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March 17, 2024
Imagining the Apollo-Paramount Arranged Marriage
Apollo is certainly not the suitor that Shari Redstone dreamed about. But is it the best she can get? And what “value” might they “extract” from the family empire?
William D. Cohan
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March 3, 2024
Zaz’s Bonus Math & Trump’s Banking Crisis
News and notes on the Downtown Cip table chatter: Zaz’s Paramount false flag and Trump’s increasingly cumbersome penalty financing solutions.