What David Ellison can learn from a hostile bid battle of his father
The saga of Oracle’s PeopleSoft takeover might show what is needed to win Warner Bros Discovery
The saga of Oracle’s PeopleSoft takeover might show what is needed to win Warner Bros Discovery

Oracle co-founder has agreed to backstop Paramount’s $108bn hostile bid personally

Personal guarantee from Oracle’s Larry Ellison insufficient to persuade Hollywood studio’s board

Skydance founder prepares bid just weeks after closing Paramount acquisition

Paramount chief executive met investors in New York to push his hostile bid for the Hollywood studio group

Hollywood studio and streaming company open to new bid but there are doubts over Ellison family funding

Ellison father and son viewed deal as a matter of survival to compete with tech giants that now dominate Hollywood