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News Jan 24th, 2020

Digital Bros moves to take over Swedish games firm Starbreeze

Italian company puts in $24.1m offer for Korean firm Smilegate's stake in the Payday firm

Fending off Vivendi and EA hostile takeovers was "invigorating," Ubisoft CEO Guillemot says

News Apr 12th, 2019

Fending off Vivendi and EA hostile takeovers was "invigorating," Ubisoft CEO Guillemot says

"My role is to defend the freedom of the teams working at the company so that they can create the games we come up with"

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Vivendi’s takeover is a distant dream as it sells off its last share in Ubisoft

News Mar 6th, 2019

Vivendi’s takeover is a distant dream as it sells off its last share in Ubisoft

Once poised for a buyout, Vivendi leaves Ubisoft with a tidy capital gain of $248.7 million

Vivendi plans to sell all shares in Ubisoft by March 2019

News Sep 28th, 2018

Vivendi plans to sell all shares in Ubisoft by March 2019

Fears of a hostile takeover come to an end as Vivendi pulls out of Ubisoft entirely

Ubisoft to buy back 4m shares in attempt to fight Vivendi

News Oct 5th, 2017

Ubisoft to buy back 4m shares in attempt to fight Vivendi

Repurchased shares represent ten per cent of Ubisoft's stock and are to be canceled

News Apr 26th, 2017

Report: Vivendi sets eyes on takeover bid for Ubisoft by end of 2017

Needs to show investors that they have no need to worry

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