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Paramount seeks $1.88 billion bond as merger delay costs mount

8/24/2026

A ticking fee is what a buyer pays for every day a signed deal sits unconsummated past a deadline.

Paramount Skydance filed a motion Monday asking a federal judge to require the coalition of state attorneys general blocking its merger with Warner Bros.

Discovery to post a bond of $1,884,726,092.73, covering those fees and financing costs the company says cannot be recovered once the deal finally closes.

The merger has cleared regulators in 68 jurisdictions, including the U.S.

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