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Select media mentions and appearances:

Wharton Bros. Discovery and Irenic’s Plan for Snap with Dr. Paul Nary, Special Situations Report Podcast - 04/20/2026

Do companies that stack the vote do worse? The Wall Street Journal - 04/06/2026

The cofounder shakeup at xAI is vintage Elon Musk Business Insider - 04/04/2026

‘Chasing Vibes’ – OpenAI’s M&A strategy gets more confusing with TBPN purchase CNBC - 04/03/2026

This Food Stock Just Clinched a $29 Billion Deal. But It’s Giving Wall Street Indigestion. Barron's - 03/30/2026

Did Paramount overpay and Netflix get away scot-free? Taking stock of the Warner Bros. deal. MarketWatch - 02/27/2026

Here’s what smart people are saying about Paramount winning the Warner Bros. Discovery deal. Business Insider - 02/27/2026

Paramount Snatches Warner Bros. From the Jaws of Netflix The Wrap - 02/26/2026

TikToker Khaby Lame’s $975 million dollar deal is riding on a crashing stock. Business Insider - 02/20/2026

What’s the Magic Number Paramount Needs to Snag Warner Bros. From Netflix? The Wrap - 02/18/2026

The Strategy That Cost Kraft Heinz Billions. The Hustle (YouTube), 02/18/2026

Why Paramount’s Sweetened Offer Still Fails to Win Warner Bros Investors. The Movie Blog - 02/10/2026

As Warner-Netflix Deal Races Ahead, Paramount Weighs Its Next Move: Analysis. The Wrap - 01/21/2026

Paramount Goes Nuclear on Warner Bros. Discovery – and Everyone Will Feel the Pain. The Wrap - 01/12/2026

Why Warner Bros. Discovery dialed up the heat in its latest rejection of Paramount. Business Insider - 01/07/2026

Warner Bros. Bidding War, Paramount-Skydance Merger Headline an Active Year of Media M&A The Wrap - 12/24/2025

Why isn’t Paramount and the Ellisons Showing Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders the Money? Analysis. The Wrap - 12/23/2025

Netflix and Paramount are fighting over Warner Bros. Discovery. Here’s the regulatory outlook. Associated Press - 12/21/2025

AI Booms, Industry Shakeouts, and Smart Bets. Atomic Exchange Podcast, 12/19/2025

Can a Rejected Paramount Still Win Over Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders? The Wrap - 12/18/2025

It’s a sequel, it’s a remake, it’s a reboot: Lawyers grow wistful for old corporate rumbles as Paramount, Netflix fight for Warner. Fortune - 12/13/2025

Why is Kimberly-Clark hoping to acquire the embattled maker of Tylenol? NPR's Marketplace - 11/04/2025

The Year’s Buzziest Deals Are Corporate Breakups The Wall Street Journal - 09/04/2025

Inside the Capital One–Discover Merger: What It Means for Consumers Knowledge at Wharton - 6/13/2025

Selling Your Business? Why You May Get More Selling to a Corporate Buyer Rather than a PE Firm Knowledge at Wharton - 10/8/2024

Disney Stock Faces Major Challenges: Is Iger The Right Choice?, Disney Stock Faces Major Challenges: Is Iger The Right Choice? Forbes - 05/30/2024

Why PE Can’t Get Enough RIAs Investment News 01/29/2024

How Private Equity Has Evolved to Compete in Global M&A Knowledge at Wharton - 11/14/2023

Lego’s Parent Company Acquires Edtech Firm BrainPOP EdSurge 10/11/2022

Finding the Virtue in Private Equity Firms Knowledge at Wharton - 12/18/2018

Is Apple Losing Its Innovation Edge? Knowledge at Wharton - 10/30/2018