# Paramount’s $52 Billion Debt Saga Ends With Hair-Raising Finale

https://mins.news/en/item/83880

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-02 17:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-02/paramount-s-52-billion-debt-saga-ends-with-hair-raising-finale?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abfea2d7ce48c0001627ca2

> The months-long effort to raise debt for David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance to pursue an audacious takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery has reached a chaotic finale, marked by records being broken, immediate losses and angry phone calls.

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