Warner Bros. (WBD) rejected Paramount Skydance’s (PSKY) initial takeover offer of around $20 per share for being too low, Michelle Davis, Thomas Buckley, and Lucas Shaw of Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. Paramount has several options to continue pursuing Warner Bros., including boosting its bid, going directly to shareholders, or find additional backing through a financial partner, the sources added.
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