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- Vivendi raises 1.4 bln dlrs via bond issue
- PARIS AFP — French media and telecommunications group Vivendi said on Wednesday it had raised 1.4 billion dollars (900 million euros) via an issue of five- and 10-year bonds. It said the bonds were sold to qualified institutional buyers, with proceeds to be used to finance its planned acquisitions...
- Research articles 2008-04-02
- Vivendi rejects approach from Sebastian Holdings
- PARIS AFP — The French media and telecom group Vivendi says it has rejected an approach from its biggest shareholder Sebastian Holdings. Vivendi said that it considered the approach, in the form of "a request for cooperation" to be directed at "dismembering the group". The price of shares in...
- Research articles 2006-05-17
- Sunday Business, London, Company Roundup Column.
- By Grant Clelland, Sunday Business, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--UNIVERSAL LOOKS TO A HAPPY ENDING WITH NEW OWNERS: Last week, NBC completed its long-awaited takeover of Vivendi Universal, consolidating its position as a rival to Time Warner, Walt Disney and...
- Research articles 2004-05-16
- US regulators clear NBC-Vivendi Entertainment deal
- WASHINGTON AFP ? The mega-deal to merge the entertainment unit of France's Vivendi Universal with General Electric's NBC won approval from the US Federal Trade Commission, an agency spokesman said. "The FTC has closed its entire investigation and has concluded that the companies can now proceed their transaction," said...
- Research articles 2004-04-20
- Report: NBC-VU hits snag at FTC over fees.(This Just In)(the Federal Trade Commission shows concerns over NBC's plans for using its merger with Vivendi Universal Entertainment to gain higher programming feess from cable operators)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly concerned that NBC plans to use its pending merger with Vivendi Universal Entertainment to extract higher programming fees from cable operators. The FTC's concerns were reported Dec. 31 in USA Today, which cited unnamed individuals. FTC spokesman Mitch...
- Research articles 2004-01-05
- NBC, Vivendi merger hits possible snag
- WASHINGTON -- NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment's seemingly problem-free merger has hit a snag because internal NBC documents have antitrust enforcers worried about the effect the deal could have on consumers, people familiar with the deal say. The European Commission approved the $14 billion deal last week, but the...
- Research articles 2003-12-31
- Financial News best and worst European M&A deals of 2003.
- Deals and duds of the quarterQ1: Olivetti/Telecom Italia. The [euro]25.2bn ($29bn) bid by Olivetti (JP Morgan, Unicredito, Mediobanca), the Italian holding company for the 45% of subsidiary Telecom Italia (Lazard, Goldman Sachs) it did not already own was fraught with difficulty. But the fact that Marco...
- Research articles 2004-01-04
- Brussels set to OK Lagardere purchase of Vivendi publisher
- BRUSSELS AFP ? EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti is likely to give the green light to the purchase of Vivendi Universal's publishing arm by French group Lagardere, his spokeswoman said. Monti "has the intention of submitting to the Commission clearance in the coming weeks" for Lagardere's acquisition of Editis,...
- Research articles 2003-12-03
- Vivendi, NBC Merger Talks Hit Snags
- Negotiations between Vivendi Universal [NYSE: V] and General Electric [NYSE: GE]-owned NBC have hit some bumps in the road, according to sources close to the merger talks. While the parties were still talking as of Friday, lastminute details of the deal had not been finalized, the sources said. Vivendi...
- Research articles 2003-10-06
- NBC-UNIVERSAL MERGER DEAL SHOULD BE SIGNED BY END SEPTEMBER.
- The final merger agreement between US television network NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment "should be concluded by the end of September ", the CEO of Vivendi Universal VU, Jean-Rene Fourtou, told a press conference on September 2. The French media and communications group announced on September...
- Research articles 2003-09-09
- Research Works research report on NuTech and NBC a front runner for Vivendi.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 2003-Financial News USA: Research Works research report on NuTech and NBC a front runner for VivendiC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08212003 City of Industry, CA -- NuTech Digital, Inc. (OTCBB: NTDL) a licensee and distributor of home entertainment, is...
- Research articles 2003-08-21
- Daily News, New York, Media Column.
- By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 14--VIVENDI, NBC DEAL HEATS UP: NBC president Bob Wright met yesterday at 30 Rock with Vivendi chief Jean Rene-Fourtou for talks on possible merger of show biz empires. With a Monday...
- Research articles 2003-08-14
- Daily News, New York, Media Column.
- By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--Disgraced Vivendi chief Jean-Marie Messier is open for business. The former media mogul, who scored big this week when an arbitration panel ordered Vivendi to pay him $23.4...
- Research articles 2003-07-03
- Good News in Italy.
- Apr 03, 2003 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) News Corporation's $A1.6bn acquisition of Italian pay television operator Telepiu has been approved. Shares in the global media group increased $A0.36 to $A11.39 on the Australian sharemarket on 3 April 2003, with its preferred scrip...
- Research articles 2003-04-04
- Liberty spreads news on DirecTV. (Finance).(Liberty Media Corp. is in discussions with News Corp. for a possible joint acquisition of DirecTV Inc.)
- Liberty Media Corp. is in talks with News Corp. concerning a possible joint acquisition of DirecTV Inc., the direct-broadcast satellite arm of Hughes Electronics Corp., Liberty CEO Dob Bennett told investors and analysts last week. Bennett, who spoke at the Salomon Smith...
- Research articles 2003-01-13
- Group Completes $1.66 Billion Purchase of Publisher Houghton Mifflin.
- By D.C. Denison, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 1--Houghton Mifflin Co., the venerable Boston publisher, yesterday changed hands for the second time in two years. A consortium of private firms led by Boston's Thomas H. Lee Partners...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- First deal of the year was also the worst.
- Byline: Yasmine Chinwala Despite a year of record lows and falling stock markets, the first deal of 2002 earned and retained its position as the worst of the year.Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs managed the E3.3bn ($3.3bn) accelerated sale of shares in Vivendi Universal,...
- Research articles 2003-01-05
- Regulators Launch Probe into Nashua, N.H.-Based Water Company.
- By Brad Leighton, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 17--NASHUA, N.H.--The Secretary of State's Bureau of Securities Regulations has launched an investigation into Pennichuck Corp. State Director of Securities Regulations Mark Connolly would not reveal ...
- Research articles 2002-12-17
- Heat Index; Weekly Rating (0-10) of Sizzle & Fizzle.(Brief Article)
- 9 EMINEM Joe Lieberman's poster child for controversial content is now the favorite of Joe Consumer. Movie "8 Mile" opens with a huge box-office intake, showing the near-ubiquitous magazine cover boy can do more than just sell albums. 8 barry diller Gets a job...
- Research articles 2002-11-18
- Morgan Stanley key to Belgacom talks with Cegetel.
- Byline: Michael Hoare Morgan Stanley's role as adviser to the Belgian government over its stake in Belgacom has taken a twist after it emerged that the telecoms company was in preliminary talks with French operator Cegetel.The US bank has been mandated to advise the...
- Research articles 2002-11-05
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