Here comes a plot twist: As Skydance Media and RedBird Capital Partners work to close the Larry Ellison-backed takeover of Paramount Global this spring, a consortium of investors who previously bid on the storied media conglomerate is mounting an eleventh-hour $13.5 billion offer.
Variety has obtained a legal letter that is being sent to Paramount’s board Friday, Jan. 24, from Project Rise Partners that outlines a new bid that is higher than an all-cash offer the consortium made during the go-shop window. The group says its terms are vastly superior to the $8 billion deal from Skydance and RedBird.
The letter, prepared by the law firm Baker &
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