Skydance Media's David Ellison has his partner Gerry Cardinale's negotiating skills to thank for the acquisition of Paramount Global. Cardinale led talks on Skydance's behalf, resulting in the merger announcement.
RedBird's Gerry Cardinale was schooled by Bob Iger on Disney’s theory of IP. Now RedBird is backing the $8 billion bid by Skydance Media for one of Disney's main competitors, Paramount Global.