Vivendi

PARIS, 1-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today that it has completed the sale of 100% of its Brazilian telecommunications company GVT for an enterprise value of €7.5 billion[1], following the agreement signed with Telefonica on September 18, 2014. In … Read the full press release →

PARIS, 8-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today the closing of the sale of its 20% interest in Numericable-SFR. In line with the agreements outlined in its February 27, 2015 press release, the Group received today from Numericable-SFR a first … Read the full press release →

Paris, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi will also propose the appointment of Katie Jacobs Stanton as a member of its Supervisory Board to the Shareholders’ Meeting on June 24. Katie Jacobs Stanton has been Vice President of International Market Development for … Read the full press release →

Zurich, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At today’s (07 April 2014) Swisscom Annual General Meeting in Zurich, shareholders approved all recommendations put forward by the Board of Directors and agreed to payment of a dividend of CHF 22 per share, the same as in the … Read the full press release →

Paris, 24-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today that it has received a new offer from Bouygues regarding SFR. It should be kept in mind that the Vivendi Supervisory Board decided on March 14th to enter into exclusive negotiations with … Read the full press release →

Paris, France, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wengo, the leader in specialist counseling over the telephone, has rounded out its offering with the acquisition of Bordas.com, the site for at-home tutoring given exclusively by French National Education teachers. Nearly 10,000 parents have opted to … Read the full press release →

Joint Press Release Paris, France, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Vivendi and Lagardère Groups welcome the successful outcome of the mediation led by René Ricol under the authority of the Paris Tribunal de Commerce (commercial court) and the terms agreed concerning the … Read the full press release →

Paris, France, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today that it has settled a dispute with the State of Argentina resulting from the termination of a water contract in Tucuman province in August 1997. As a result of an international arbitration, Vivendi … Read the full press release →

Paris, France, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today the completion of the divestment of over 85% of its interest in Activision Blizzard. The Group has received cash proceeds totaling $8.2billion. This divestment represents a major step forward in the strategic review Vivendi … Read the full press release →

Arnaud Castille joined Orange as Executive Vice President for Mergers and Acquisitions on 26 August 2013. Paris, 03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — He replaced Vincent Benoît, who has left the Group. Arnaud previously served as a Director in the M&A Department at the … Read the full press release →

23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi has entered into exclusive negotiations with Etisalat to finalize an agreement for the sale of its 53% shareholding in Maroc Telecom. Etisalat’s offer values the controlling stake at 92.6 Moroccan dirhams per share. The sale proceeds … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 6-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  CEOs and senior board members from the world’s digital, media and tech companies (IP/11/1485) have met in Brussels to report directly to Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes on how they are making the internet a better, … Read the full press release →

Bang & Olufsen celebrates the launch of its new surround sound speaker system, BeoLab 14, with a limited edition version of the Les Misérables in Blu-Ray DVD. The award-winning audio soundtrack comes to life in Bang & Olufsen showrooms around … Read the full press release →

14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In its capacity as a Canal+ France shareholder1, Lagardère has summoned Vivendi and Groupe Canal+ (hereinafter “the Vivendi group”) to appear in the Paris commercial court on March 21, 2013, for the purposes of obtaining a restitution … Read the full press release →

6-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Vivendi has invited around two thousand people to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Vivendi Create Joy Fund, the group’s citizenship program, on February 12 at the Paris world-famous Olympia theatre, where the Beatles played in 1964. During … Read the full press release →

Paris, 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Vivendi is organizing a webradio cast on February 5 to mark Safer Internet Day, the European day of action to promote a more responsible and safer Internet for young people. From 9 am to 12.30 pm, some … Read the full press release →

Brussels, 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 5th February, Safer Internet Day 2013, the Commission has presented the results of joint work of media, technology, telecoms and online companies undertaken since their December 2011 commitment to make the internet a better and safer place … Read the full press release →

Neuilly-sur-Seine, 2-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mr Luc Vigneron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales, having acknowledged the absence of support of the Group’s two main shareholders, tendered his resignation to the company’s directors at a meeting of the Board of … Read the full press release →