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A look at GameStop’s takeover bid for eBay, a bizarre job request from GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen, who doesn’t have the money to buy eBay, to become CEO of eBay (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 14, 2026

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Sources: DOJ’s review of Netflix’s takeover of WBD examines whether Netflix exerts anticompetitive leverage over creators in violation of the Clayton and Sherman Acts (Josh Sisco/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 22, 2026

Josh Sisco / Bloomberg: Sources: The DOJ’s review of Netflix’s takeover of WBD examines whether Netflix exerts anticompetitive leverage over…

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Takeover bid for Paramount WBD: arguments for and against

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 22, 2025

Ted Sarandos, left, co-CEO of Netflix, and David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.Mario Anzuoni | Mike Blake | ReutersHours…

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WBD Board Asks Shareholders to Reject Paramount Skydance Takeover Offer

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 17, 2025

The Paramount logo is displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on December 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.…

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A profile of Silver Lake Co-PDG Egon Durban, who negotiated the EA takeover with Jared Kushner, after the high challenges of the EP company from Tiktok in Altera (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 2, 2025

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How Jared Kushner and Silver Lake Co-PDG Egon Durban negotiated EA takeover using Kushner’s deep ties in Saudi Arabia; Sources: Kushner’s company will hold about 5% EA (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 30, 2025

Financial time:: How Jared Kushner and Silver Lake Co-PDG Egon Durban negotiated EA takeover using Kushner’s deep ties in Saudi…

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Browsing: takeover

A look at GameStop’s takeover bid for eBay, a bizarre job request from GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen, who doesn’t have the money to buy eBay, to become CEO of eBay (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

Sources: DOJ’s review of Netflix’s takeover of WBD examines whether Netflix exerts anticompetitive leverage over creators in violation of the Clayton and Sherman Acts (Josh Sisco/Bloomberg)

Takeover bid for Paramount WBD: arguments for and against

WBD Board Asks Shareholders to Reject Paramount Skydance Takeover Offer

A profile of Silver Lake Co-PDG Egon Durban, who negotiated the EA takeover with Jared Kushner, after the high challenges of the EP company from Tiktok in Altera (Financial Times)

How Jared Kushner and Silver Lake Co-PDG Egon Durban negotiated EA takeover using Kushner’s deep ties in Saudi Arabia; Sources: Kushner’s company will hold about 5% EA (Financial Times)