merger

The company had been targeting a midyear debt sale before a group of states sued to block the Warner Bros. merger, putting the acquisition in jeopardy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

As part of the merger, there have already been several management shakeups, including the exit of Warner Bros. film chiefs Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The merger will leave the combined company, which will go by the name Skydance, with more than $80 billion in debt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The same day, Ellison named Mattel Chief Executive Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO of the combined company once the merger closes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Then, of course, that sell order didn’t go through and there was a merger and so you were, at that point, worth something in the neighborhood of four hundred and eighty thousand dollars.”

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

Part of that promise is embedded in the acquisition playbook the CEO has developed overseeing more than 10 mergers over the past several years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Both companies boast century-old studios, beloved media brands and a recent past that has included several fraught mergers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Now, new research suggests that some neutron star mergers may also produce X-ray flashes that remain visible for several minutes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

One of the largest media mergers in history has been given the green light after California and 11 other states settled lawsuits Monday.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

And the people who were already there pushed back, and the mergers pushed harder.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman