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Vivendi Sells Remainder Of Ubisoft Shares

Vivendi Sells Remainder Of Ubisoft Shares

Ubisoft is free of Vivendi, at last.

Vivendi Will Sell All Of Its Ubisoft Shares By Early March Next Year

Vivendi Will Sell All Of Its Ubisoft Shares By Early March Next Year

Spelling the end of one struggle for Ubisoft.

Ubisoft Reaches Settlement With Vivendi, Successfully Fends Off Takeover
Ubisoft Issues Statement On Vivendi Backing Down On Takeover Bid: ‘We Will Remain Vigilant’
Vivendi Will Avoid Buying Ubisoft in Next Six Months

Vivendi Will Avoid Buying Ubisoft in Next Six Months

Vivendi says it will not be seeking representation on Ubisoft's board of directors in light of opposition.

Ubisoft Founders Buy 2 Million Shares In A Further Attempt To Stave Off Vivendi

Ubisoft Founders Buy 2 Million Shares In A Further Attempt To Stave Off Vivendi

There is a chance that Ubisoft gets out of this unscathed.

Vivendi Will Attempt Hostile Takeover Of Ubisoft This Year- Report

Vivendi Will Attempt Hostile Takeover Of Ubisoft This Year- Report

Things may be about to get messy.

Vivendi Now Owns A Fourth of Ubisoft

Vivendi Now Owns A Fourth of Ubisoft

Edging ever closer to that hostile takeover line...

Ubisoft Wouldn’t Be The Same if Vivendi Took Over

Ubisoft Wouldn’t Be The Same if Vivendi Took Over

Being "very autonomous" has fueled the company's success.

Ubisoft Ownership Battle Continues As Guillemot Buy 4 Million Shares More

Ubisoft Ownership Battle Continues As Guillemot Buy 4 Million Shares More

Ubisoft's battle for its own independence continues.

Ubisoft Looking At Expanding Board of Directors To Counter Vivendi’s Bid For Takeover

Ubisoft Looking At Expanding Board of Directors To Counter Vivendi’s Bid For Takeover

Ubisoft are going to fight this hostile takeover tooth and nail, it seems.

Vivendi Sells Stake In Activision Blizzard

Vivendi Sells Stake In Activision Blizzard

The sale was a long time coming.

Activision Blizzard Now Independent: Kotick, Investment Group Spend $8.2 Billion

Activision Blizzard Now Independent: Kotick, Investment Group Spend $8.2 Billion

Buy out shares from Vivendi worth $5.83 billion.

Activision Blizzard Interested in Purchasing Vivendi Stake in Company

Activision Blizzard Interested in Purchasing Vivendi Stake in Company

Parent company still looking at selling Call of Duty publisher.

Brutal Legend Suffered Because of “Poor Messaging” says Tim Schafer

Brutal Legend Suffered Because of “Poor Messaging” says Tim Schafer

It was initially Vivendi/Activision's decision not to refer to the game as an RTS.

Rumour: Microsoft Interested in Activision-Blizzard

Rumour: Microsoft Interested in Activision-Blizzard

Bad news for the house that Call of Duty and World of Warcraft built, as mounting debts and falling share prices have fueled rumours of Vivendi selling their games division in the near future. Rumou... Read More

Analyst: Vivendi won’t sell ActiBlizz due to lack of buyers

Analyst: Vivendi won’t sell ActiBlizz due to lack of buyers

Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Pachter, has said that Vivendi won't sell its 61% stake in Activision Blizzard because he doesn't expect a lot of buyers simply because $8.1 billion asked is too expe... Read More

Bobby Kotick Disses Schafer

Bobby Kotick Disses Schafer

Bobby Kotick, Activision boss has done it thrice in a row. After slagging off EA and Infinity Ward founders, he has gone on to slam Tim Schafer as well, for him calling him a "prick." While speaki... Read More