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By: Aryn Chartock, Class of 2028 In a high-stakes clash for streaming supremacy, Netflix and Paramount are battling to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery  (WBD). [1] While WBD previously favored Netflix’s offer, a reopening of discussions on February 17, 2026  granted Paramount a critical seven-day period to submit a final proposal for its acquisition of WBD. [2] As the February 23  deadline approaches, the competition  evolved from a bidding war into a complex calculation of s

By: Cole Hammel, Class of 2028 Overview Over the past decade, what was once a niche corner of finance, non-bank lending to private companies, has transformed into a central driver of modern mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) and private equity (“PE”) transactions. The rise of private credit reflects a structural shift in how deals are financed, as regulatory constraints on traditional banks, abundant institutional capital, and sponsor demand for flexibility have converged to re

By: Nick Niemczyk, Class of 2028 Overview The Trump Administration’s 2025 climate agenda centers on one move at the Environmental Protection Agency: rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding. That 2009 finding, EPA’s determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, provides the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas rules, including standards for new cars and trucks under the Clean Air Act. If the EPA rescinds the Endangerment Finding, vehicle standards and

By: Marissa Pereira, Class of 2028 Introduction Ticketmaster LLC (Ticketmaster) has a long-standing history of being the “largest live entertainment company in the world. [1] Selling tickets ranging from Sunday night football or large stadium concerts, Ticketmaster is the primary online source for obtaining tickets to events. [2] However, with this large hold over the ticket selling industry, Ticketmaster, and its subsidiary, Live Nation Entertainment Inc (Live Nation), hav