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May 24, 2014

Vivendi sells off $850 million of Activision shares

French communications group Vivendi SA was represented by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in the latest event in the company's ongoing split with video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc.


By Alex Shively


Daily Journal Staff Writer


French communications group Vivendi SA again tapped Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP for counsel on the latest event in its ongoing split with video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc.


Vivendi said Thursday it will sell off approximately $850 million in shares, or about half of its remaining stake in Santa Monica-based Activision. The company did not say who is buying the sh...

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