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Paramount secures $24 billion from Gulf sovereign wealth funds for WBD deal

Deadline reported April 6 that Paramount's Skydance has secured roughly $24 billion in equity commitments from Saudi PIF, Qatar Investment Authority, and Abu Dhabi's L'imad Holding. The Gulf funding structure for the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition is taking shape.

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