Vivendi to earn 1.5 bln euros from sale of 15 pct Veolia stake
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The French media and telecommunications group Vivendi Universal said it would earn 1.5 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) from the sale of a 15 percent stake in the utilities and water company Veolia Environnement.
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Vivendi SA is close to an agreement to  buy Bertelsmann's BMG Music Publishing unit for about 1.6  billion euros ($2.1 billion), a source familiar with the deal  said.
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London Stock Exchange Plc, Europe&#39;s third-largest exchange by market value, said it received a 1.35 billion-pound ($2.6 billion) takeover offer from Deutsche Boerse AG, the second attempt
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LONDON, November 25  - Dutch electronics and semiconductor giant, Philips (PHI1.ETR), has sold its entire stake in the French media company, Vivendi Universal.
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AMSTERDAM: Royal Philips Electronics NV has sold its entire 3% stake in Vivendi Universal for around 720 million euros. The transaction closed on Wednesday and is expected to result in a non-taxable gain of 300 million euros in the fourth quarter.
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Costo dell'operazione 1,5 miliardi di dollari
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Vivendi (NYSE: V) is one of those complex behemoths of a firm that normally doesn&#39;t make it onto my radar since, as a lazy Fool, I prefer my companies small and simple.
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By DAVID RISING  BERLIN - German media company Bertelsmann AG has signed a "definitive agreement" to sell BMG Music Publishing Group to Vivendi for $2.09 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.
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Venduti 1,5 mld Cct in scadenza primo marzo 2014
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The London Stock Exchange   is to buy its Italian counterpart for 1.6 billion euros ($2.15  billion), a statement from the two confirmed on Saturday, the  latest step in a global consolidation of exchanges.
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Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it was selling 15 percent of its former utility unit Veolia Environnement (VIE.
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The German media company Bertelsmann agreed today to sell its music publishing business to a French competitor, Vivendi.
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PARIS, Aug 26  - Vivendi Universal will create 2,100 jobs over five years as part of a deal agreed with the French government allowing the French media and communications group to book tax credits under a new regime, the finance ministry said Thursday
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Vivendi said fourth-quarter profit dropped 51 percent from a year ago, when the company had a tax credit and asset sales. Vivendi, parent company of Universal Music, said it earned 610 million euros ($799 million) in the quarter, down from 1.25 billion euros. Revenue rose 1 percent, to 5.5 billion euros ($7.2 billion). Sales at Universal Music fell 1.5 percent.
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A bidding war involving Europeâs three major exchanges was on the cards today after Paris-based Euronext made an approach to rival Deutsche Boerseâs Â£1.35 billion offer for the London Stock Exchange.
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Valore dell'operazione per 1,7 miliardi di dollari
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French telecoms and media group Vivendi   VIV.PA reported a 10.9 percent rise in its first-half net   adjusted profit on Thursday, as growth from games and pay-TV   Canal Plus made up for lackluster trading at mobile arm SFR.