派拉蒙天际公司表示,在通过美国反垄断关键审查后,其拟以779亿美元收购华纳兄弟探索公司的交易在美国已"不存在法定障碍"。该公司周五宣布,已完成《哈特-斯科特-罗迪诺法案》规定的美国司法部二次审查程序。随着周四10天等候期结束,司法部实质上表明对派拉蒙与华纳兄弟合并不存在反垄断异议。
不过派拉蒙要完成与华纳兄弟的交易仍面临多重阻碍——后者已与奈飞公司签署协议,拟以720亿美元出售其制片厂及流媒体业务。本周早些时候,华纳兄弟在收到修订后的恶意收购要约后,承诺重启与派拉蒙的谈判,并暗示愿将报价提高1美元至每股31美元。
在周五提交的证券文件中,派拉蒙承认完成交易需满足"特定条件",包括与华纳兄弟签署最终合并协议、获得股东批准及其他司法管辖区的监管许可。该公司表示已获得德国外资主管部门批准,但仍需欧盟放行。
华纳兄弟已定于3月20日就奈飞交易举行股东投票。
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