Vivendi SA

Overview

Date Founded

1987

Headquarters

42, avenue de Friedland,Paris, Ile-de-France 75008

Type of Company

Public

Employees (Worldwide)

44.6K

Industries

Entertainment
Media Conglomerates
Wireless Telecommunications
Computer Software

Company Description

Vivendi is one of the few multimedia groups in the world to operate across the entire digital value chain. It creates and publishes content for which it develops broadcast networks and distribution platforms. In a context of digital revolution and telecommunications industry change, the group capitalizes on both its employees’ expertise and its strong brands to continue to create value. Vivendi currently operates a number of companies that are leaders in content, media and telecommunications.

Website

http://www.vivendi.com

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In The News

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January 20, 2021

TIM board meeting could set CEO on road to new deal-sources

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January 13, 2021

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ICT Monitor Worldwide

January 5, 2021

Italian court annuls ruling on Vivendi control of Telecom Italia

Reuters UK

December 23, 2020

UPDATE 2-Italy court annuls watchdog ruling capping Vivendi's Mediaset stake

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December 23, 2020

EXCLUSIVE-Italy court annuls watchdog ruling capping Vivendi's stake in Mediaset - document

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Executives & Employees

Arnaud Roy de Puyfontaine

Chairman-Management Board & Chief Executive Officer

Hervé Philippe

Chief Financial Officer & Member-Management Board

Stéphane Roussel

Chief Operating Officer & Member-Management Board

Frédéric Raymond Crépin

Member of the Management Board, General Counsel & Company Secretary

Amos Genish

Chief Convergence Officer

Simon John Gillham

Senior Executive Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs

Mathieu Peycere

Executive Vice President-Group Human Resources

Lucien Boyer

Chief Marketing Officer, Vivendi Village

Philippe Germond

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Jean-René Fourtou

Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Hervé Philippe

Chief Financial Officer & Member-Management Board at Vivendi SA

Stéphane Roussel

Chief Operating Officer & Member-Management Board at Vivendi SA

Jean-René Fourtou

Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors at Vivendi SA

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Owners & Shareholders

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Caisse Des Dépôts & Consignations (Investment Management)

CDC invests in the form of direct equity, provides project financing and long-term loans and invests in public-private partnerships. Their portfolios favor fixed-income securities, complemented with equity. The firm focuses on corporate governance. They manage portfolios of shares in listed companies (including enterprises of strategic interest), private equity and real estate and also manage the French part of the venture capital operations of the European Investment Bank.

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BNP Paribas Asset Management France SAS

BNP Paribas France manages a range of active investment strategies – both fundamental and quantitative, in addition to strategies managed to replicate specific indices and benchmarks – across a wide universe of assets extending from equities, fixed income, multi-asset and LDI solutions to alternatives. Their investment teams share a number of common beliefs: there are opportunities to maximize long-term returns in inefficient markets; a combination of systematic evaluation and qualitative insight is the best way to identify opportunities; a disciplined, consistent investment process is vital for investment success over the long term; and risk management needs to be fully embedded in the investment process.

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Newton Investment Management Ltd.

NIM is a thematic, team-oriented manager which conducts in-house research to identify themes and trends that influence, or are likely to influence, economies or stock markets globally. The firm is a holistic investor which follows global trends and economic developments as they interpret them. Their economists, analysts, portfolio managers and strategists develop and apply themes which are their interpretation of the forces of global change affecting companies. They focus their research on the areas that they believe are most likely to yield the best performing securities. NIM's analysts seek out companies with attractive value and strong fundamentals which may benefit from one or more themes. Portfolio managers construct equity and fixed-income model portfolios in teams. Risk is assessed throughout the investment process and a specialist team formally monitors portfolio risk using risk models and other controls.

Recent Transactions

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StudioCanal SA, Vivendi SA purchase Tandem Communications GmbH

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Vivendi SA purchases Lagardère SAS

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purchases Universal Music Group, Inc. from Vivendi SA

Transaction Advisors

Accountant

Barbier Frinault & Cies

Advised onVivendi SA purchases USA Networks, Inc. /Entertainment Professional Services from IAC InterActiveCorp

Accountant

RSM Salustro Reydel

Advised onVivendi SA purchases Maroc Telecom SA from Government of Morocco

Investment Advisor

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Advised onVivendi SA purchases USA Networks, Inc. /Entertainment Professional Services from IAC InterActiveCorp

Legal Advisor

Marcus Billam

Advised onAltice France SA, Altice SA purchase Société Française de Radiotéléphone SA from Vivendi SA

Counsel

Jean-Baptiste de Martigny

Advised onAltice France SA, Altice SA purchase Société Française de Radiotéléphone SA from Vivendi SA

Co-Chair, Media, Entertainment & Technology Practice Group

Ruth E. Fisher

Advised onActivision, Inc. purchases Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. from Vivendi SA

Advisors & Consultants

Legal Advisor

Daniel G. Swanson

Co-Chair, Antitrust & Competition Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Legal Advisor

Brad S. Karp

Chairman at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Legal Advisor

Miguel Angel Estrada Castañeda

Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Clients

Netflix, Inc.

Netflix, Inc. is a streaming entertainment service company, which provides subscription service streaming movies and television episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Streaming, International Streaming and Domestic DVD. The Domestic Streaming segment derives revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting solely of streaming content to its members in the United States. The International Streaming segment includes fees from members outside the United States. The Domestic DVD segment covers revenues from services consisting solely of DVD-by-mail. The company was founded by Marc Randolph and Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr., on August 29, 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Merck & Co., Inc.

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Comcast Corporation

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand as well as to businesses. NBCUniversal operates 30 news and entertainment cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks & Resorts.

Key Stats and Financials As of 2019

Market Capitalization

$36.2B

Total Enterprise Value

$43B

Earnings Per Share

$1.47

EBITDAMargin

14.35%

Enterprise Value / Sales

2.37x

Enterprise Value EBITDAOperating

16.5x

TEVNet Income

23.79x

Debt TEV

0.21x

Three Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate Of Revenue

13.69%

Revenue

$18.2B

Net Profit

$1.81B

EBITDA

$2.61B

Total Debt

$8.96B

Total Equity

$17.8B

Investments

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Pexeso, Inc.

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ROLI Ltd.

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iROKO Ltd.

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Investors

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Bill Lohse

Founding Partner at Social Starts LLC

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Michael Stahel Farmer

LLP Designated Member at Red Kite Capital Management LLP

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Vincent Marie Claude Bolloré

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Financière de l'Odet SA

Suppliers

S.M. Entertainment Co., Ltd. Recreation & Leisure | Seoul, South Korea

S.M. Entertainment Co., Ltd. engages in the production and distribution of music records. It operates through the following divisions: Music and Video Content. The Music division focuses on licensing, publishing, recording and distributing music records and videos. The Video Content division includes production of movies, dramas and other media; and management of actors, artists and agencies. It also offers Internet and mobile contents as well as entertainer training and casting. The company was founded on February 14, 1995 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Envivio, Inc. IT Consulting & Services | San Francisco, CA

Envivio, Inc. engages in the provision of IP video processing and distribution solutions. The company's principal activity is to provide IP-based MPEG-4 video systems and solutions for mobile and wire-line telecommunication service providers, cable multiple system operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, and content providers. Its other services include on-site project assessment, systems integration, on-site delivery, and operational and customer support. The company was founded by Yuval Fisher and Julien Signes on January 5, 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Métropole Télévision SA Media Conglomerates | Neuilly-sur-seine, France

Métropole Télévision SA engages in the provision of television broadcasting services. It operates through the following segments: Television; Radio; Production and Audiovisual rights; and Diversification. The Television segment features a high degree of pooling between the various Group channels. The Radio segment includes the radio stations (RTL, RTL2 and Fun Radio), where the business model is entirely funded by advertising. The Production and Audiovisual rights segment includes operations relating to the distribution of audiovisual film rights throughout their consumer-based and subsequently their professional-based operating cycles. The Diversification segment includes all activities considered independent, in part or in full, from the TV channel broadcasting business. The company was founded on October 13, 1986 and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Competitors

Netflix, Inc. Entertainment - Los Gatos, CA

Netflix, Inc. is a streaming entertainment service company, which provides subscription service streaming movies and television episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Streaming, International Streaming and Domestic DVD. The Domestic Streaming segment derives revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting solely of streaming content to its members in the United States. The International Streaming segment includes fees from members outside the United States. The Domestic DVD segment covers revenues from services consisting solely of DVD-by-mail. The company was founded by Marc Randolph and Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr., on August 29, 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Alphabet, Inc. Internet Software & Services - Mountain View, CA

Alphabet, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the business of acquisition and operation of different companies. It operates through the Google and Other Bets segments. The Google segment includes its main Internet products such as ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Google Cloud, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. The Other Bets segment consists of businesses such as Access, Calico, CapitalG, GV, Verily, Waymo, and X. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on October 2, 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Facebook, Inc. Internet Software & Services - Menlo Park, CA

Facebook, Inc. operates as a social networking company worldwide. The company engages in the development of social media applications for people to connect through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces. It enables users to share opinions, ideas, photos, videos, and other activities online. The firm's products include Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Oculus. The company was founded by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris R. Hughes, Andrew McCollum, and Eduardo P. Saverin on February 4, 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

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