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Super Investor Seth Klarman Lightens Up On Vivendi
Mike Arnold • Tue, Apr 30 • 2 Comments
Catalyst Investing: Time To Buy Vivendi?
Mike Arnold • Thu, Apr 25 • 1 Comment
Vivendi Group: Ugly But Undervalued
Ben Strubel • Tue, Apr 9 • 10 Comments
Vivendi: Update On This Undervalued French Media And Telecom Conglomerate
Mike Arnold • Mon, Feb 25 • 6 Comments
Profit From Europe: Vivendi
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Mike Arnold • Tue, Apr 24, 2012 • 131 Comments
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Stefan Radacovsky • Mon, Oct 10, 2011 • 43 Comments
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Eric Rodawig • Sat, May 11
Activision Blizzard: Expectations Raised, Shares Down
Mike Arnold • Fri, May 10 • 5 Comments
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Mike Arnold • Sun, Mar 10
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Mike Arnold • Mon, Feb 25 • 4 Comments
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Wall Street Breakfast • Fri, Jul 27, 2012 • 69 Comments
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Mike Arnold • Thu, Jul 19, 2012 • 18 Comments
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Company Description

Vivendi SA is a French multinational mass media and telecommunication company headquartered in Paris, France. The company has activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the Internet, and video games. More

Sector: Services

Industry: Entertainment - Diversified

Country: France

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Wednesday, May 15, 11:54 AM Activision (ATVI -1.7%) spikes lower as Bloomberg reports talks to buy back part of Vivendi's (VIVHY.PK) ~60% stake have once more faltered. Shares were previously up 4%. (yesterday) Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 14, 5:33 PM Vivendi (VIVHY.PK) is still weighing potential deals to sell part of its ~60% stake in Activision (ATVI +3.1%), says CFO Philippe Capron. "The board continues to review a variety of different options, looking at ways to optimize the balance sheet." Vivendi hired bankers last year to find a buyer for its entire stake, but shelved the plan after failing to receive a decent offer. Wedbush speculated Vivendi might go for a leveraged recap deal featuring a giant debt offering and even bigger special dividend. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
Sunday, May 5, 1:41 PM Vivendi (VIVHY.PK) has offered to buy Dailymotion from France Telecom (FTE) now that the French government has thwarted Yahoo's bid, Reuters reports. In addition, a consortium headed by the founder of upstart French carrier Iliad is said to have made a bid at a "much lower price" than Yahoo's. Meanwhile, the government's actions have received plenty of local criticism, particularly from French entrepreneurs who think they could discourage foreign investment. 2 Comments [Tech, M&A]
Wednesday, March 20, 1:05 PM Vivendi (VIVHY.PK) is thinking of spinning off its SFR French mobile phone unit, four sources tell Bloomberg. One proposal involves SFR, which made up ~40% of Vivendi's 2012 sales, assuming most of the conglomerate's debt. The sources caution a split could take 3-5 years to pull off, and would likely happen following the sale of Vivendi's 53% stake in Morocco's Maroc Telecom. Vivendi closed up 4.4% in Paris on the news; SFR rival France Telecom (FTE +3.1%) spiked higher, and is seeing decent gains in the U.S. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move]
Thursday, March 14, 6:42 PM DirecTV (DTV) is no longer in the running to buy Vivendi's (VIVHY.PK) Brazilian phone/Internet services unit, a spokesman states in an interview. The company was reportedly bidding with a slew of P-E firms for the business, which would have complemented its Latin American satellite TV ops. Comment! [Consumer]
Tuesday, March 12, 5:36 PM The French government is open to letting mobile carriers France Telecom (FTE), Vivendi (VIVHY.PK), Bouygues Telecom, and Iliad share their networks. It's an attempt to help the carriers cope with slumping voice/text revenue (a problem faced by many European peers) and an intense price war triggered by Iliad's Free service. Iliad pays FTE $650M-$910M/year for use of its network in a deal that lasts through 2018. (Vodafone/O2 deal) 1 Comment [Tech]
Friday, February 8, 7:11 AM Warner Music Group buys EMI Assets for $765M in a deal which brings the rights to songs by Coldplay, Duran Duran, the Beach Boys, and Pink Floyd under its umbrella. Regulators mandated a sale take place as part of Universal Music Group's (VIVHY.PK) takeover of EMI Group. Comment! [Consumer, Global & FX]
Wednesday, January 9, 7:34 PM Liberty Media (LMCA) has been awarded a €765M ($999M) judgment in its lawsuit against Vivendi SA (VIVHY.PK). The case stems from Vivendi’s 2001 purchase of LMCA’s stake in USA Networks. A jury awarded the damages, agreeing with Liberty Media’s claim that Paris-based Vivendi misled it about a liquidity crisis at the company, artificially inflating the value of its shares, which it used to make the purchase. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, September 21, 2012, 6:55 AM The European Commission approves Universal Music's $1.9B acquisition of EMI's recorded music unit from Citigroup (C) after Universal promises to sell a host of labels, including Chrysalis, Mute and the iconic Parlophone. However, Universal will be able to keep the rights to the Beatles, which are part of Parlophone's catalog. (EU statement) 1 Comment [Top Stories, M&A, Breaking News, Consumer]
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 2:08 PM An approval from the EU on the acquisition by Universal Music (VIVHY.PK) of EMI is finally set to be announced on Friday, according to reports. Under the terms of the deal, the media giant will have to sell is Parlophone label but gets to hold on to the Beatles catalog. Most of the cash from the deal has already landed in the hand of EMI-owner Citigroup. Comment! [Consumer, Global & FX, M&A]
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 3:00 PM DirecTV (DTV -1.3%) is one of a number of companies considering a bid for Vivendi's (VIVHY.PK) Brazilian phone operator GVT. The deadline for a first round of bids hasn’t been set, but apparently Vivendi is preparing a list of potential suitors that will be given access to GVT’s financial data. Comment! [Global & FX, M&A, Tech]
Thursday, August 30, 2012, 5:28 AM Vivendi (VIVHY.PK): Q2 net profit -44% to €463M, dragged down by French phone unit SFR. EBIT -21% to €1.32B, but better than expected. Revenue -1.5% to €6.97B. Universal Music revenue -7.9% to €961M. Vivendi says it's not considering a "straight breakup" as part of the strategic review of its media and telecom assets. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Consumer, Tech]
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 2:36 PM Vivendi (VIVHY.PK) may try to sell its 60% stake in Activision (ATVI +2.2%) back to the company after having failed to find a buyer, Bloomberg reports. But there are doubts such a move is feasible, particularly since Activision would probably have to borrow at least $5B to make it happen. Vivendi is also said to have hired bankers to evaluate options for Brazilian carrier GVT, as the conglomerate tries to reduce its telecom exposure. (earlier) Comment! [Tech, M&A]
Friday, August 3, 2012, 9:48 AM Speculation that Vivendi (VIVHY.PK) is reportedly shelving plans to find a buyer for its $8B, 61% stake in Activision (ATVI -5.7%) is followed by the latter selling off on account of its Q2 report, with strong sales of Skylanders merchandise outweighed by tepid guidance and a major drop in World of Warcraft subs. (ATVI transcript) Comment! [Tech, M&A, On the Move]
Friday, August 3, 2012, 4:48 AM Vivendi looks set to abandon plans for a quick sale of its 60% stake in Activision Blizzard (ATVI) after receiving no worthwhile offers for the computer gaming company, whose $13B value is too high for potential suitors, the FT reports. The speculation follows Activision's Q2 earnings beat yesterday. Vivendi is carrying out a broad review of its businesses and could sell Brazilian broadband operator GVT. Comment! [Consumer, M&A, Tech]
Friday, July 27, 2012, 4:47 AM In order to receive EU approval for its $1.9B acquisition of EMI's (C) recorded music arm, Universal Music (VIVHY.PK) is reportedly ready to sell EMI's iconic Parlophone label, home to the Beatles, Queen and Coldplay, although Universal will look to keep the first two acts. A potential buyer is BMG Rights Management, which is co-owned by KKR. Comment! [M&A, Consumer]

Mike Arnold
Catalyst coming tomorrow for $VIVHY.PK. Etilsat said to make binding offer for Maroc Telecom.
Apr 24, 2:42 AM
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pundr: and next week a nice 1€ dividend ;)
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