Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorKevin Mayer — the longtime Walt Disney dealmaker and short-lived TikTok CEO — is in talks to join RedBird Capital, an investment firm with holdings in entertainment and sports, including David Ellison’s Skydance Media, someone familiar with the situation confirmed.Oracle, founded and run by Ellison’s father Larry Ellison, is trying to secure a deal to acquire TikTok with partners in an ongoing and tortured process.
Mayer, who worked with former Walt Disney chief Bob Iger on the company’s key deals including Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.He also ran Disney+, now considered the media giant’s crown jewel.
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