The rating action follows the recent issuance of a $52 billion debt package to fund the deal, which featured the largest high-yield bond offering in history. Despite $109 billion in initial demand for the investment-grade portion—the fifth largest US high-grade sale ever—investors sold off $41 billion in dollar bonds during their first full day of secondary market trading. Paramount-Skydance has pledged to reduce operational costs by $6 billion over the next three years to manage the acquisition's debt burden.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Fitch Downgrades Paramount-Skydance Following $52B Debt Slump
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Integration struggles and a sudden increase in borrowing costs have strained the financial profile of the entity that just acquired Warner Bros. Discovery. Fitch has since cut the credit rating for Paramount-Skydance, citing materially higher leverage and significant execution risks following the takeover of the entertainment studio.
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