The divisions ripping the Middle East apart today are not new. Indeed, they are almost as old as the beginnings of Islam, 1,400 years ago. But now they are also fuelled by oil and gas wealth, ...

European Union regulators are studying Paramount Skydance’s prospective takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery over the deal’s financial backing from three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, according ...

The Middle Eastern money in the mega-merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is to be the subject of scrutiny in the European Union. In a filing this week, the European Commission said ...

Specifically, Saudi Arabia's PIF (public investment fund), L'Imad, an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, and a Qatar Investment Authority fund. By Tony Maglio, Alex Weprin Paramount Skydance has ...

Paramount's second round bid for Warner Bros. Discovery includes backing from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, TheWrap has learned. The all-cash offer is primarily backed by the Ellison family.

Reps for the FCC and Paramount Skydance did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Financing for Paramount Skydance’s WBD deal includes funding from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund ...