Rumors swirl. WB may (or may not) be for sale. It's buyer might be Take-Two? Or Electronic Arts (EA)? Or Activision? It's price? $4 billion. Or maybe it's only "about" that much.
Join us as we take a look at things from a mergers and acquisitions attorney's perspective, where even a five-paragraph anonymously sourced story can get the mind moving.
It's time for Mortal (legal) Kombat...Virtual Legality.
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Discussed in this episode:
"AT&T seeks sale for Warner gaming unit, could fetch about $4 billion, sources say" CNBC - June 12, 2020 -Alex Sherman https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/12/att-seeks-sale-for-warner-gaming-unit-could-fetch-4-billion.html
"Term Sheet Proposed Merger" https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1072971/000119312507011975/dex991.htm
"AT&T in talks to sell WB games business in possible $4 billion deal: report" MarketWatch - June 12, 2020 - Wallace Witkowski https://www.marketwatch.com/story/att-in-talks-to-sell-wb-games-business-in-possible-4-billion-deal-report-2020-06-12
"S&P 500 ends at 4-month high as stocks rise after strong economic data" MarketWatch - March 13, 2019 - Sue Chang and Chris Matthews https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-poised-for-tepid-rise-but-dow-remains-under-pressure-amid-boeing-737-8-woes-2019-03-13
WB Games Homepage https://www.wbgames.com/
"The Boy Who Lives: Warner Bros Sets Harry Potter Global Development Team" Deadline - July 30, 2014 - Nancy Tartaglione https://deadline.com/2014/07/the-boy-who-lived-warner-bros-creates-harry-potter-global-franchise-development-team-jk-rowling-812082/
"Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment" (and subsidiaries) Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Interactive_Entertainment
"FORM OF TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT" https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452016/000119312509163904/dex1012.htm
"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
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