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    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Vivendi offers to spin off book publisher Editis in regulatory battle

      Move aims to address European competition worries over proposed acquisition of Lagardère

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
      French bibliophiles voice alarm over Vivendi takeover

      EU regulators likely to require a package of ‘remedies’ to protect booksellers and authors over Lagardère deal

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      Special purpose acquisition companies
      TV production group Banijay to go public via Spac

      Deal backed by Bernard Arnault and Tikehau will create new player in European entertainment

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      Streaming services
      Vivendi’s Canal Plus working on bid for stake in US TV channel Starz

      Movie studio Lions Gate has said it is open to selling the maker of premium series

    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
      Media
      Vivendi aims for expansion in pay-TV and magazines

      Chair Yannick Bolloré wants to build ‘global leader’ in media after spinning off Universal Music Group

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      Inside BusinessLeila Abboud
      French billionaires face spotlight in media inquiry

      Senate commission in Paris looks at influence of business figures and whether structural industry reform is needed

    • Saturday, 23 October, 2021
      News in-depthFrench politics
      Conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré tightens grip on French media

      Tycoon’s growing influence could shape the outcome of April’s presidential election, say analysts

    • Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
      The Big Read
      Vincent Bolloré, Éric Zemmour and the rise of ‘France’s Fox News’

      CNews gave a platform to the broadcaster, who is surging in the polls, while critics say it has tilted the election agenda to the right

    • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
      Universal Music Group
      Universal Music shares sing on debut delivering $140m payday to CEO

      Amsterdam listing is a big win for Vivendi, which spun off the world’s biggest music label

    • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Blinding lights: Universal Music’s IPO takes centre stage Premium content

      Plus, more bad news for Credit Suisse’s defunct supply-chain finance funds after the Greensill scandal, and DD lunches with ‘King of Spacs’ Chamath Palihapitiya

    • Sunday, 19 September, 2021
      News in-depthUniversal Music Group
      Universal Music: how much is the world’s biggest label worth?

      Vivendi to float group valued at €33bn in Amsterdam next week but many believe the price will soar

    • Friday, 17 September, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Paris Match: a French billionaire battle royale nears its conclusion Premium content

      Plus, the most powerful executive in music readies for an IPO, and a serial dealmaker emerges from the Murdoch media dynasty

    • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
      Lex
      Vivendi/Lagardère: Bolloré sets sights on French media assets Premium content

      Once a white knight, the billionaire has become a great white shark

    • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
      Lagardere Group
      Vivendi makes move towards takeover offer for Lagardère

      Group controlled by Vincent Bolloré has agreed to buy activist Amber’s stake in French media and retail group

    • Sunday, 25 July, 2021
      Universal Music Group
      Universal Music strikes licensing deal with video-sharing app Lomotif

      Agreement with Singapore-based rival to TikTok comes as music labels look to social media for revenue

    • Tuesday, 22 June, 2021
      Vivendi investors back plan for Universal Music in victory for Bolloré

      French billionaire also wins approval to buy back up to half of the group’s stock

    • Sunday, 20 June, 2021
      Universal Music Group
      Ackman’s Spac buys 10% of Universal Music for $4bn

      Deal is first of its kind for a blank-cheque company and comes as music catalogues soar in value

    • Tuesday, 15 June, 2021
      Lex
      Vivendi/Dan Loeb: gatecrashers have slim chance of beating Bolloré Premium content

      Activist investors must keep their nerve to influence the party

    • Monday, 14 June, 2021
      Media
      Third Point builds stake in Vivendi as Universal vote looms

      Activist fund’s ‘substantial’ position comes as Ackman Spac tries to clinch deal for share in music group

    • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
      Lex
      Vivendi/Bluebell: cash would be music to activist ears Premium content

      Gardeners should prefer a small harvest to none at all

    • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
      Activist Bluebell Capital takes aim at Vivendi

      Hedge fund calls for €3.3bn payout to shareholders to compensate for tax hit from music business spin-off

    • Tuesday, 4 May, 2021
      LexMedia
      Vivendi/Mediaset: tycoons’ TV tussle cost them too much time Premium content

      The moral of the tale is that, when business imitates popular culture, investors lose out

    • Monday, 3 May, 2021
      Media
      Vivendi and Mediaset agree to end legal battle

      French billionaire Vincent Bolloré and Berlusconi family have been at odds over stake in broadcaster since 2016

    • Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
      Lagardere Group
      Lagardère heir strikes truce to stay at helm of group

      Governance overhaul comes as French billionaires jostle for influence

    • Friday, 12 March, 2021
      RTL Group SA
      RTL’s auction of French TV station M6 attracts Vivendi, Bouygues and Xavier Niel

      Potential sale of France’s second-biggest private broadcaster could reshape national advertising market

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