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Paramount’s bid relied heavily on the presumed financial backing of the Ellison family, which owns approximately 1.1 billion shares of Oracle. Paramount asserted that the Ellison family was committed to fully backing their offer with an estimated $8 billion in equity. Yet, Warner Bros. Discovery’s board counters this, stating that there is no "full, unconditional" financial backstop from the family or the Ellison Trust.