Netflix Refinances Chunk Of Bridge Loan For Warner Bros. Acquisition

Group 1 - Netflix has secured $25 billion in new bank financing to replace part of its $59 billion bridge loan for acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery's studios and streaming business [1][2] - The refinancing includes a $5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility and two senior unsecured delayed-draw term-loan facilities of $10 billion each [2] - The acquisition deal with Warner Bros. Discovery has an equity value of $72 billion, or $27.75 per share, with an enterprise value of $82.7 billion, expected to close after the separation of WBD's global networks business in Q3 2026 [4] Group 2 - Paramount has amended its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, addressing concerns from WBD's board, which preferred Netflix's deal [2][5] - Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, has provided a personal guarantee of $40.4 billion for Paramount's cash offer, which has been raised to $30 per share [5] - WBD stockholders have until January 20 to tender their shares directly to Paramount [6]