Walt Disney and Fox signed a merger agreement
The Walt Disney Company announced that it has signed a revised acquisition agreement with 21st Century Fox for $ 71.3 billion ($ 38 per share in cash and shares). This is reported by the Coming Soon, citing company representatives. Disney is expected to pay a total of about $ 35.7 billion in cash and issue about 343 million new shares to shareholders of 21st Century Fox. The new owner will also take on about $ 13.8 billion of 21st Century Fox's net debt. For moviegoers, this means plans to integrate characters like the Fantastic Four and the X-Men (including Deadpool ), Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe remains unchanged, as does the full acquisition of the rights to the original Star Wars. Walt Disney will also now control the rights to current Fox cinematic franchises such as Avatar, Planet of the Apes, Alien, Predator, Die Hard, Ice Age and Night at the Museum, among many others. ... In the television market, the company will now control such episodes as The Simpsons, Family Guy, Legion, American Horror Story and others. The deal must be approved at the shareholders' meeting and the US Department of Justice . The Topic of Article: Walt Disney and Fox signed a merger agreement. |
