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US fund Pershing Square launches takeover bid for Universal Music
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» PARIS — American hedge fund Pershing Square, led by the activist investor Bill Ackman, announced Tuesday that it had offered to buy Universal Music Group in a merger, saying it believed the music giant was undervalued by stock markets.
Hollywood enlists Viu and TrueVisions in piracy fight
Business, Bloomberg, Published on 30/06/2022
» Hollywood studios battling online piracy have enlisted the first Asian members of an industry coalition set up to seek out and shut down illegal streaming sites.
Universal Music Spinoff to Test Investors' Appetite for Music
Business, Anne Steele & Nick Kostov, Published on 21/09/2021
» Vivendi SE's spinoff of Universal Music Group, expected today, will leave the French conglomerate bereft of its most lucrative business and will test the market's appetite for music as an asset class.
Tencent in Talks to Buy Warner Music Stake
Business, Corrie Driebusch & Anne Steele, Published on 01/06/2020
» Tencent Holdings Ltd is in discussions to buy a stake in Warner Music Group as part of the record company's initial public offering, a key test for a new-issue market that has been hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Havas acquires Battery
Business, Published on 21/06/2019
» PARIS: French advertising firm Havas Group, part of media group Vivendi SA, has agreed to buy Battery, a fast-growing US ad company whose clients include Netflix Inc.
Xerox ends merger with Fujifilm in victory for shareholders
AFP, Published on 14/05/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - US photocopier and printer maker Xerox on Sunday announced it was terminating a merger with Fujifilm and appointing a new chief executive after entering into a settlement with activist shareholders who had contested the takeover.
Xerox ends merger with Fujifilm in victory for shareholders
AFP, Published on 14/05/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: US photocopier and printer maker Xerox on Sunday announced it was terminating a merger with Fujifilm and appointing a new chief executive after entering into a settlement with activist shareholders who had contested the takeover.
Amos Genish confirmed as CEO of Telecom Italia
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» MILAN: Israeli Amos Genish was on Monday confirmed as chief executive officer of Telecom Italia, by the new board of directors, after US hedge fund Elliott Management won control of the company following a power struggle with French telecom giant Vivendi.