--- title: "STOCKS | Paramount-Warner Deal Spread Widens After Judge Pauses $110 Billion Takeover" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293480403.md" description: "A judge’s decision to pause Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has widened the deal spread as traders price in greater odds of disruptions and long legal delays, according to Bloomberg. The transaction had already been seen as carrying significant risks." datetime: "2026-07-22T13:18:03.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293480403.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293480403.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293480403.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # STOCKS | Paramount-Warner Deal Spread Widens After Judge Pauses $110 Billion Takeover A judge’s decision to pause Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has widened the deal spread as traders price in greater odds of disruptions and long legal delays, according to Bloomberg. The transaction had already been seen as carrying significant risks. ### Related Stocks - [WBD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WBD.US.md) - [PSKY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PSKY.US.md) - [PARA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PARA.US.md) - [PARAA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PARAA.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Paramount Skydance extends debt tender, exchange offer expiration to Sept. 11](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297521653.md) - [California opposes Paramount request for $1.88 billion bond](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297569383.md) - [Earth Science Tech (ETST) Taps into New Verticals with Zoolzy Acquisition](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297674876.md) - [Paramount CEO David Ellison is at the final hurdle before buying WBD. So far, he can't clear it](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296832894.md) - [Prediction market traders see roughly 1-in-4 odds Paramount’s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery fails](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296129920.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**