華納拒絕派拉蒙高風險收購提案




華納兄弟拒絕派拉蒙修訂收購方案 指出為高風險槓桿收購

洛杉磯消息,華納兄弟探索(Warner Bros Discovery)董事會一致否決派拉蒙旗下Skydance最新修訂的收購提案,認為其1084億美元的敵意收購計劃涉及龐大槓桿融資,風險極高,投資者不應接受。

華納兄弟董事會在周三致股東的信函中表示,派拉蒙的出價依賴「大量債務融資」,令交易完成風險大增。董事會重申,支持Netflix以827億美元收購華納兄弟電影及電視資產的交易計劃。

雙方爭奪華納兄弟控制權,該公司擁有《哈利波特》、《權力遊戲》、《老友記》及DC漫畫宇宙等極具價值的影視作品庫,還包括經典電影如《卡薩布蘭卡》和《公民凱恩》。

據華納兄弟董事會透露,派拉蒙的融資方案將令這家較小的好萊塢公司在收購完成後承擔870億美元債務,成為歷史上最大槓桿收購案。董事會於周二投票反對派拉蒙每股30美元現金收購報價,並隨信附上長達67頁的修訂合併申請文件,詳細說明拒絕理由。

華納兄弟董事會指出,派拉蒙的修訂方案「仍然不足夠」,尤其體現在價值不符、派拉蒙完成交易的能力不確定,以及若交易失敗,華納股東將承擔的風險和成本。

派拉蒙市值約140億美元,提出以Oracle聯合創辦人拉里·埃里森(Larry Ellison)個人擔保的400億美元股權及540億美元債務融資收購。華納兄弟表示,該融資計劃將進一步削弱派拉蒙的信用評級(標普現已將其評為垃圾級),並加劇現金流壓力,增加交易未能完成的風險。相比之下,Netflix市值約4000億美元,擁有投資級信用評級,提出每股27.75美元現金加股票的收購方案。

儘管派拉蒙於12月22日修訂報價,加入埃里森個人擔保以回應之前的疑慮,華納兄弟仍決定繼續支持Netflix交易。

Netflix聯合CEO Ted Sarandos和Greg Peters對華納兄弟的決定表示歡迎,稱此舉認可了Netflix作為「優越方案」,將為股東、消費者、創作者及整個娛樂產業帶來最大價值。

派拉蒙暫未回應置評請求。華納兄弟股價在盤前交易中下跌0.5%至28.3美元,Netflix微升,派拉蒙變動不大。

高額解約費成為交易障礙

華納兄弟主席Samuel Di Piazza接受CNBC訪問時表示,公司目前未與派拉蒙展開談判,但仍對埃里森領導的派拉蒙保持開放態度,雙方交易均有可能獲得監管批准。他強調,「他們必須提出有說服力的方案」。

周三提交的申請文件指出,董事會於12月23日審議派拉蒙修訂方案,雖然認可埃里森的個人擔保及將違約解約費提高至58億美元,但仍認為派拉蒙方案相較Netflix交易帶來「重大成本」。

若華納兄弟終止與Netflix的合併協議,須支付28億美元解約費、15億美元貸款費用及約3.5億美元額外融資成本,合計約47億美元,折合每股1.79美元。

董事會重申早前於12月17日提出的憂慮,包括派拉蒙可能對華納兄弟施加經營限制,損害其業務和競爭地位,例如阻止計劃中的有線電視網絡分拆上市(Discovery Global)。董事會稱,若派拉蒙交易未能完成,對華納兄弟業務的損害賠償不足。

董事會批評派拉蒙「屢次未能向華納股東提交最佳方案」,儘管已清楚指出其投標缺陷及潛在解決方案。

好萊塢權力平衡的角力戰

爭奪華納兄弟成為好萊塢最受關注的收購戰,影視公司為應對來自串流平台的激烈競爭及票房收入波動,紛紛尋求規模擴張。

分析師指出,Netflix雖然出價較低,但融資結構更明確,執行風險較低;相反,派拉蒙收購整家公司(包括有線電視業務)面臨更多挑戰。

Emarketer分析師Ross Benes表示:「華納不想賣給派拉蒙,所以只要能拒絕,就會繼續拒絕。但這場過程未完,派拉蒙仍有機會繼續嘗試。」

華納兄弟第五大股東Harris Oakmark此前向路透表示,派拉蒙的修訂報價「不足夠」,無法彌補解約費用。

派拉蒙認為自己的收購案面臨較少監管障礙,但合併後的派拉蒙-華納兄弟將成為迪士尼的強勁競爭對手,並整合兩大電視運營商與兩大串流服務。

華納兄弟計劃分拆的Discovery Global估值成為主要分歧點,分析師估計有線頻道價值高達每股4美元,而派拉蒙只願意出價1美元。

兩黨議員對媒體行業進一步整合表示關注,美國總統特朗普亦表示將對此重大收購案發表意見。

評論與見解

華納兄弟拒絕派拉蒙的高槓桿收購方案,反映出當前大型媒體併購中資金結構與風險管理的重要性。派拉蒙提出的870億美元債務負擔,雖然在金額上創下歷史紀錄,但也暴露出槓桿收購帶來的高風險,可能削弱公司長遠的財務穩健與經營靈活性。相比之下,Netflix作為業界龍頭,憑藉強大的現金流和信用評級,提供了更穩健的融資方案,令華納兄弟更願意接受。

此案亦反映出好萊塢傳統媒體巨頭面對串流平台挑戰時,如何透過併購整合尋求規模經濟和內容優勢。Netflix的入局不僅是資金實力的較量,更是未來娛樂產業生態的博弈。派拉蒙雖然規模較小,但企圖透過槓桿收購快速擴張,卻可能因負債過重而難以持續發展。

此外,監管層對媒體業整合的審視日益嚴格,尤其涉及有線電視和串流業務的重組,可能成為交易成敗關鍵。派拉蒙與華納兄弟的合併不僅影響市場競爭格局,更牽動政治與政策層面的多重考量。

綜合來看,這場收購戰不僅是兩家企業的競爭,更是整個媒體娛樂行業未來走向的縮影。對香港及全球投資者而言,理解此類大型併購案背後的財務風險、監管挑戰與產業趨勢,將有助於把握相關投資機會與風險管理。

以上文章由GPT 所翻譯及撰寫。

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