Vivendi
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Disney Dreamlight Valley reaffirms Gameloft's path to consoles and PC
CFO Alexandre de Rochefort says company is expanding from mobile to further diversify portfolio and business models
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Vivendi sells remaining Ubisoft shares
Media conglomerate ultimately gained €1.2 billion from failed attempt to acquire publisher
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Vivendi will sell all Ubisoft shares by March 2019
Almost 7 per cent of Ubisoft stock is tied up in uncompleted deals
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Gameloft revenues fell 13% in Q1
Vivendi attributes decline in sales and users to a lack of new releases
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Vivendi sells its entire stake in Ubisoft
The Guillemot family regains control of the publisher, with Tencent taking a 5 per cent stake
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Vivendi: No plans for Ubisoft takeover for six months
French media giant still has aspirations to grow in gaming, but says it will limit stake in Assassin's Creed publisher for now
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Vivendi stake in Ubisoft passes 25%, increasing takeover threat
French media company needs to acquire 30% of publisher's stock before it can offer to buy the company
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Vivendi ups Ubisoft share ownership to 20%, but delays takeover
Both companies' stock rise after Vivendi boss proposes "fruitful cooperation"
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Vivendi has shareholder backing for Gameloft takeover - Report
French mobile publisher in tough position as ownership hopes for court intervention to thwart hostile takeover
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Vivendi increases its stake in Ubisoft to almost 18%
The company denies that it's trying to take over the Assassin's Creed publisher, however
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Gameloft board advises against selling stock to Vivendi
Aggressive take-over resisted by publisher
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Vivendi in process of mandatory takeover bid for Gameloft
Ownership of over 30% of shares triggers compulsory buyout
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Vivendi sells its stake in Activision Blizzard
Former parent company unloads remaining 5.7% interest in publisher for $1.1 billion
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Vivendi buys stakes in Ubisoft, Gameloft
6.6 per cent stake in Ubi bought for €140 million, 6.2 per cent of Gameloft cost €5 million
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Vivendi considered firing Kotick
Emails show Activision CEO was willing to quit or be fired over his insistence on being part of any purchasing group for Call of Duty publisher
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Vivendi sells another $850m in Activision Blizzard stock
French conglomerate's stake now down to 6 per cent
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Activision sale cleared by Delaware Supreme Court
The injunction blocking Vivendi's sale of Activision has been overturned
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Vivendi tries to appeal stalled Activision Blizzard sale
Preliminary injunction could tank Activision Blizzard's bid for independence
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Court blocks Activision Blizzard's bid for independence
Delaware Chancery issues injunction following accusations against Bobby Kotick-led investment group
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Activision Blizzard sued over Vivendi buyback
Shareholder files complaint alleging conflicts of interest, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty
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Vivendi in talks to raise $3b dividend from Activision-Blizzard - report
Debt-laden French conglomerate proposes special dividend from cash-rich subsidiary
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Vivendi still looking to unload Activision Blizzard
French telecom weighing options as publisher brass reportedly interested in buying back some of parent company's stake
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Vivendi CEO joins Activision board
Jean-Francois Dubos replaces Stephane Roussel
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Vivendi sale of Activision looking less likely, new options considered
Vivendi may be dropping Brazilian GVT telecommunications instead
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Activision sees major banks brought in to broker sale
Activision Blizzard talking to Barclays and Goldman Sachs over $8bn sale of publisher