Tencent boosts stake in Ubisoft
Chinese gaming giant Tencent moved to double its stake in France-based Ubisoft Entertainment, with plans …
Vivendi offloads last of Ubisoft stake
Vivendi, which conceded defeat in a bid to take over gaming company Ubisoft in 2018, …
Ubisoft breaks free from Vivendi
Vivendi conceded defeat in a bid to acquire games company Ubisoft, agreeing to sell a …
Ubisoft founding family ups stake to keep Vivendi at bay
The Guillemot family, which founded Ubisoft, raised its stake in the game publisher in a …
Vivendi “very pleased” with Gameloft outcome
Vivendi said “it is very pleased” with the success of its public tender offer for shares of Gameloft, thanks to which it has 61.71 per cent share capital and at least 55.61 per cent voting rights for the French game publisher, which lost an appeal to suspend the offer.
Vivendi ups Ubisoft stake, wants board representation
France’s Vivendi group upped its stake in Ubisoft to 17.7 per cent, according to a notice from the country’s Financial Markets Authority, giving it more than 15 per cent of voting rights, as it looks to be represented on its board, Le Monde reported.
Gameloft founders may up stake to keep Vivendi out
Gameloft founding Guillemot family could further up its stake in the games publisher to curb Vivendi’s growing influence and prevent a takeover, for which it has made an offer on two occasions, CEO Michel Guillemot told Le Monde.
Vivendi ups Gameloft bid after initial rejection
Vivendi raised the price of its proposed public tender offer for Gameloft shares to €7.20 per share, after the game publisher rejected its takeover bid last week for being against its interests.
Gameloft founder seeks to curb Vivendi’s influence
The family which founded Gameloft increased its stake in the game publisher to more than 15 per …
Vivendi set to continue Ubisoft and Gameloft buys
Vivendi said it will continue its acquisition of game companies Ubisoft and Gameloft “depending on …
