Liquor scion reportedly preps bid for Paramount — days before Skydance merger is official

Liquor scion Edgar Bronfman Jr. is preparing to bid for Paramount Global less than a week before a pending $8 billion merger with Skydance Media becomes official, according to a report. Bronfman, the entertainment mogul and son of the late Seagram CEO Edgar Bronfman Sr., has been engaged in talks with potential investors about backing a bid for National Amusements, the parent company that controls Paramount Global, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal cited sources as saying that a bid could be ...