For the last few years, gaming giant Ubisoft has been trying to fend off a hostile takeover by Vivendi, the media company once owned Activision-blizzard, before it managed to buy itself back. For years, the media company has been gobbling up Ubisoft stocks where it could, eventually becoming a major stockholder with an eye towards Ubisoft’s board.
Despite claims that the French media company wanted to close out the deal before the end of 2017, Vivendi is backing off Ubisoft for the time being.
The acquisition back and forth between Vivendi and Ubisoft seems to have gone on for aeons, but it looks like the French media conglomerate wants its hostile takeover to happen this year.
Ubisoft's independence may be at stake, but Vivendi's hostile takeover will NEVER TAKE THEIR FREEDOM...to create risky games.
Vivendi continues to gobble up Ubisoft shares, edging closer and closer to a hostile takeover.
Ubisoft Vivendi has bought back more of its stock from investors to keep Vivendi from taking over.
Ubisoft is offering its employees a chance to buy shares in the company for a discount, to help keep potential overord Vivendi in check.
Ubisoft is meeting with potential buddies/pals/fwiends in Canada to help fight back against Vivendi's hostile takeover bid on the company.
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