1 week ago - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is guiding Netflix on the deal, announced Friday after a contentious bidding process. Warner Bros. turned to attorneys from two firms—Wachtell Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Debevoise & Plimpton—to steer the ...

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Debevoise & Plimpton have been called in for Netflix’s blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery’s TV, film studios and streaming division, one of the largest M&A deals of the year.

1 week ago - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz have confirmed their roles in streaming giant Netflix’s billion-dollar acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) - reportedly one of the ...

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1 week ago - Moelis & Company LLC is acting as Netflix’s financial advisor and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as legal counsel. Wells Fargo is acting as an additional financial advisor and, along with BNP and HSBC, is providing committed ...

1 week ago - Three top US law firms are advising as Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), in a transaction valued at nearly $83bn – one of the biggest deals of 2025.Skadden is advising Netflix on the deal, while Debevoise & Plimpton and Wachtell ...

1 week ago - Executives for the streaming service and its advisory team, which included the investment banks Moelis & Company , Wells Fargo (WFC.N), opens new tab and the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, had been holding daily morning calls ...

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5 days ago - Discovery side, the legal story is a double act with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as primary M&A counsel, starring Andrew Nussbaum, and Debevoise & Plimpton as long‑time strategic adviser to the Warner/Discovery group, featuring entertainment ...

1 week ago - Warner Bros rejected that approach before putting itself up for sale. David Ellison's multi-billionaire father, Larry Ellison, is a close ally of Trump. The Writers Guild of America's East and West branches called for the merger to be blocked, saying the "world's largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent."

1 week ago - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Debevoise & Plimpton have secured key roles on Netflix’s agreed acquisition of Warner Bros.

1 week ago - Dec 5 (Reuters) - Some members of Congress on Friday deemed Netflix's (NFLX.O), opens new tab $72 billion proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming unit an antitrust "nightmare" for consumers and creatives, while the company touted the deal as driving value for viewers, workers and shareholders.

1 week ago - Paramount offered $30 a share for Warner Bros Discovery and is considering making a takeover offer directly to WBD's shareholders, CNBC reported. Reuters could not verify the report and it was not immediately clear when the offer was made. The Netflix deal, however, is likely to face strong antitrust scrutiny in Europe and the U.S.

2 days ago - Because of recent reforms to the ... give the government a leg up in the investigation," said Sussman, of the law firm Simonsen Sussman....

3 days ago - Over the weekend, he flagged potential concerns with the Netflix plan, saying the the firms' combined size "could be a problem". But he also also praised the firm's leadership. In the past, the president has also spoken highly of Paramount Skydance's owners, the tech billionaire and Republican donor Larry Ellison and his son David, who are behind the rival bid for Warner Bros.

1 week ago - It's lawyers who are under funded going up against billion dollar corporations and the best of the best merger law firms. ... Underfunded and behind the 8-ball from day 1. Paramount, Netflix, and Comcast would have all retained high priced M&A law firms before they even made a bid that coaches them on what to do and not to do, while the government lawyers can’t even get started until the deal is accepted, and they are up against a timeline and not experts in the industry.

6 days ago - One lobbying powerhouse has an interest on both sides: Ballard Partners represents Netflix and Paramount, as well as the Motion Picture Association, of which both entertainment giants are members.

5 days ago - Warner Bros is not a defendant in the lawsuit. The law firm Bathaee Dunne, behind the new case, has pursued other antitrust lawsuits against major entertainment and financial companies.

Under the terms of the agreement, each WBD shareholder will receive $23.25 in cash and $4.501 in shares of Netflix common stock for each share of WBD common stock outstanding at the closing of the transaction. The transaction values Warner Bros.