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

Nasdaq

June 2, 2020

Spain's Mediapro partners with TF1 to form soccer channel in France

The Wall Street Journal

May 26, 2020

Warner Music Sets IPO Plan

Nasdaq

May 26, 2020

Warner Music Group Is Floating $2.1 Billion of Shares on the Public Market

Nasdaq

May 26, 2020

Vivendi's Dailymotion forms partnership with Huawei Video

Reuters Canada

May 26, 2020

Vivendi's Dailymotion forms partnership with Huawei Video

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Executives & Employees

Arnaud de Puyfontaine

Chief Executive Officer

Hervé Philippe

Chief Financial Officer

Stéphane Roussel

Chief Operating Officer

Frédéric Raymond Crépin

Senior Vice President, Head of the Legal Department

Mathieu Peycere

Director-Human Resources

Simon John Gillham

Communications Director

Lucien Boyer

Chief Marketing Officer, Vivendi Village

Philippe Germond

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Joseph W. Farrelly

Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Maria Garrido

Head, Vivendi Brand Marketing

Board of Directors

Hervé Philippe

Chief Financial Officer at Vivendi SA

Stéphane Roussel

Chief Operating Officer at Vivendi SA

Jean-René Fourtou

Former Chief Executive Officer (Rhône-Poulenc Group) at Sanofi

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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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Amundi Asset Management SA (Investment Management)

Amundi-IM invests through funds in all asset classes and main currencies. The firm believes that overall analysis of a company, including economic, social and environmental aspects, allows for better assessment of the risks and opportunities that may affect its long-term valuation.

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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. They believe that change leads to opportunity' and encourage individual thinking which is crucial to identify the companies that offer the best growth prospects. 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. Constant communication and research prioritization meetings between analysts and other investment professionals underpins the firm's research process, and results in development of their recommended list. Portfolio managers construct equity and fixed-income model portfolios in teams. The interaction between team members ensures a cohesive, consistent approach to stock selection and implementation. 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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Vivendi SA purchases Lagardère SAS

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purchases Universal Music Group, Inc. from Vivendi SA

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Vivendi SA, Groupe CANAL+ SA purchase M7 Group SA from Astorg Partners

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

Brad S. Karp

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

Legal Advisor

Daniel G. Swanson

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

$24.2B

Total Enterprise Value

$37.7B

Earnings Per Share

$1.28

Revenue

$15.9B

Net Profit

$1.58B

EBITDA

$2.28B

EBITDAMargin

14.35%

Total Debt

$7.84B

Total Equity

$15.6B

Enterprise Value Sales

2.37x

Enterprise Value EBITDAOperating

16.5x

TEVNet Income

23.79x

Debt TEV

0.21x

Investments

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Nvision CANAL +

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Pexeso, Inc.

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Streetteam Software 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

Life Peer at United Kingdom House of Lords

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Jimmy Iovine

Co-Founder at Beats Electronics LLC

Suppliers

Neurones SA Internet Software & Services | Nanterre, France

Neurones SA engages in providing management consulting and information technology services. Its services include infrastructure, application and management consultations. The company operates through the following segments: Infrastructure Services, Application Services, and Consulting. The Infrastructure Services segment engages in the systems and networks, service desk, workstation outsourcing, server and application outsourcing in cloud, computing mode, IT security, IT operations, IT service management and IT governance. The Application Services segment engages in the web and decision support BI, IT consulting for finance, SAP, content management and business process management, IT training and change management. The Consulting segment engages in the management and organization consulting. The company was founded on December 5, 1984 and is headquartered in Nanterre, France.

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.

Competitors

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.

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.

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