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Announced

Vivendi to dispose of a 60% stake in Universal Music Group.

Financials

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Transaction Value-
Consideration TypeCash
Capital Owned-
Capital Bid For60%
EV/Sales-
EV/EBITDA-
Share Price Premium-
One Off Charge-

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Majority

Pending

Cross Border

Acquisition

Private

Single Bidder

Entertainment

media company

entertainment content

music industry

United States

Friendly

Disposal

Private Equity

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Vivendi, a media conglomerate, agreed to dispose of a 60% stake in Universal Music Group, a music company. Financial terms were not disclosed. The plan to list Universal represents part of a process launched by Vivendi’s top shareholder French billionaire Vincent Bollore to cash in on the music industry’s revival. “Vivendi’s leading institutional shareholders have been pressing for a number of years for a split or the distribution of Universal Music Group to reduce Vivendi’s conglomerate discount,” Vivendi.

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