Searxng/Paramount Warner Bros Dis Celebrity Skydance nears $24B funding deal with Gulf sovereign wealth funds to finance its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. April 6, 2026 AceShowbiz - Paramount Skydance is reportedly close to securing a major funding agreement involving sovereign wealth funds from Gulf nations to support its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report. The company aims to obtain signed equity commitments totaling nearly $24 billion.