Who's buying ABC by 2024 year end?
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2025
10%
Big tech (FAAMG)
8%
Big private equity (BX, BAM, Carlyle, KKR...)
9%
Other private equity
1.4%
Arabs
8%
U.S. Private individuals
1.4%
Berkshire Hathaway
21%
Other media houses (WBD, PARA...)
7%
Other person or institution
35%
Not being sold

The media is reporting that CEO Bob Iger is working with investment bankers to sell ABC and other TV assets: https://www.forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/07/13/disney-might-sell-off-tv-assets-like-abc-bob-iger-says/

This market resolves to the acquirer on the announcement and if the deal fails due to regulatory worries, it doesn't matter. If by Dec 31st 2024 no one is buying ABC, this market resolve to Not being sold.

Big private equity are the largest alternative houses (Blackstone, Apollo, Carlyle, Brookfield, and KKR). If it's a syndicate, it resolves to who's leading.

Private individuals resolves to if a syndicate of individuals, lead by a U.S. citizen, are buying ABC.

Other media houses includes all media houses ex-NBCUniversal. It includes companies like Bloomberg, Liberty Media, New York Times, and of course, Sony, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount.

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