The private equity firm that’s headed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is part of the group that’s joining Paramount’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery, regulatory filings revealed on Monday.
Kushner’s involvement in Paramount’s attempt to convince WBD shareholders to reject Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal, which was already approved by Warner’s board of directors, comes as Paramount chairman David Ellison insists that his offer has a better chance of clearing regulatory hurdles with the Trump administration.
