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France's Vivendi is open to the possibility of installing its CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine as chairman of Telecom Italia (TIM) in order to discuss with Italy's government ways to relaunch the phone group, sources said.

Vivendi open to TIM's chairmanship role in boardroom war - sources

Telecom Italia's top investor Vivendi wants to play a bigger role at Italy's largest telecoms group, calling into question the position of CEO Luigi Gubitosi after two profit warnings in the span of months, two sources close to the matter said.

Vivendi pushes for bigger role in Telecom Italia in challenge to CEO -sources

Telecom Italia's (TIM) top shareholder Vivendi has asked for an extraordinary board meeting at the Italian telecoms group to discuss the proposed reorganisation of TIM's businesses, a source close to the matter said.

Telecom Italia top investor Vivendi asks for board discussion on revamp-source

Telecom Italia's (TIM) top investor Vivendi is committed to supporting Italy's biggest telecoms group despite its disappointing financial results, a source close to the French media group said on Wednesday.

Vivendi committed to TIM despite disappointing results -source

French media group Vivendi, which spun-off Universal Music Group last month, said on Thursday third-quarter sales rose by 10% from a year earlier, driven by strong growth at its pay-TV unit Canal Plus.

Vivendi beats growth expectations after Universal spin-off

Vivendi has agreed to acquire Amber Capital's 17.9% stake in Lagardere for a c. €610 million consideration.

Vivendi: The Post-UMG Future Begins With Lagardere Acquisition

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Universal Music Group's shares surged at the start of trading on Tuesday, as owner Vivendi spun off the record label in the biggest European listing of the year.

Universal Music Group shares surge on stock market debut

Shares in France's Lagardere surged 20% on Thursday after media group Vivendi said it would buy another stake in the company, paving the way for a full takeover.

Lagardere share price jumps 20% after Vivendi increases stake

Lagardere SA has welcomed plans from Vivendi SE to buy a stake held by activist investor Amber Capital for about 609.86 million euros ($720.6 million), a prelude to a full takeover of the group.

Lagardere shares surge 20% as Vivendi paves takeover path with stake buy

French media conglomerate Vivendi said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Amber Capital's 17.9% stake in Lagardere, adding to its own holding and putting it in position to launch a takeover offer for the owner of Paris Match.

Vivendi paves way for Lagardere takeover with Amber stake buy

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Claire Léost has been appointed President of Prisma Media effective September 13, 2021, replacing Rolf Heinz who is leaving the Group. This appointment marks a new chapter for Prisma Media within Vivendi's (Paris:VIV) strategic plan. To face the challenges facing the magazine publishing industry, Claire Léost's mission will be to accelerate Prisma Media's transformation, seize all growth opportunities, strengthen its leading position and foster the reinv

Vivendi: Claire Léost Appointed President of Prisma Media

Pershing Square Tontine Holdings

Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman's Pershing Square fund has committed to acquire an additional 2.9% of Universal Music Group (UMG) for $1.149 billion, French conglomerate Vivendi said on Tuesday.

France's Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

Universal Music Group (UM), the label owned by France's Vivendi and which is behind singers such as Justin Bibber and boys band BT, on Wednesday unveiled revenue and profit growth targets for 2021 ahead of its September listing.

Universal Music eyes revenue growth over 10% in 2021

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd. ( LSE:PSH , Financial), the asset management company led by Bill Ackman (Trades, Portfolio), disclosed this week that it established a 7.1% stake in Universal Music Group approximately one month after Ackman's special purpose acquisition company Pershing Square Tontine Holdings ( PSTH , Financial) backed out of its acquisition agreement.

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Subscribes to Universal Music Group

Pershing Square Holdings Ltd has acquired a 7.1% stake in Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the big three record labels, from Vivendi for US$2.8bn. The shares changed hands at US$21.78 per share, which is equivalent to about €18.58.

Pershing Square acquires 7.5% stake in Universal Music Group

Vivendi said on Tuesday it had sold a 7.1% stake of Universal Music Group (UMG) to Pershing Square Holdings, managed by William Ackman, adding it could sell it a further 2.9% by Sept. 9, 2021.

Vivendi sells a 7.1% stake of UMG to Pershing Square for $2.8 billion

French media giant Vivendi said on Wednesday first-half core operating profit jumped by 49% from a year earlier, driven by its music unit Universal, which it plans to list in Amsterdam later in the year.

Vivendi's first-half core profit surges by 49%

French media conglomerate Vivendi and Italian companies Mediaset and Fininvest have agreed to end a dispute between them, said Vivendi, which would entail Vivendi selling its stake in Mediaset as part of the settlement.

Vivendi, Mediaset and Fininvest agree to end dispute

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Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (NYSE: PSTH) withdrew from plans of getting a 10% stake in Vivendi's Universal Music Group on Monday. The billionaire investor will now buy a 10% stake in the music corporation via his main hedge fund instead of the blank-check company.

Bill Ackman's PSTH withdraws from a deal to buy a 10% stake in Universal Music

Pershing Square (PSTH) is seeing its stock dip lower this morning after the company pulled out of a deal with Universal Music Group. The post PSTH Stock Alert: Why Pershing Square Pulled Out of the Universal Music Deal appeared first on InvestorPlace.

PSTH Stock Alert: Why Pershing Square Pulled Out of the Universal Music Deal

Hedge-fund billionaire William Ackman is dropping plans to use his SPAC to invest in Universal Music Group, saying the Securities and Exchange Commission wasn't convinced the deal met the rules for such vehicles.

Bill Ackman drops SPAC plan for Universal Music deal

Investor Bill Ackman announced that his firm is dropping plans to use his SPAC to invest in Universal Music Group after the Securities and Exchange Commission raised questions over the deal.

Bill Ackman's SPAC drops $4B Universal Music deal over SEC scrutiny

Ackman's SPAC is back to square one after regulators questioned the structure of the Universal Music deal.

Bill Ackman's PSTH scraps Universal Music deal after SEC pushback -but the billionaire investor is still buying a stake

Too many regulatory hurdles and a weak share price since the deal was announced appeared to scupper Pershing Square's bid for a Universal Music stake.

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