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Neil Macker
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Vivendi Gives Up on Ubisoft Quest as Tencent and Ontario Teachers Step In

Ubisoft and Vivendi announced a share purchase agreement on Tuesday under which Ubisoft and other investors would buy Vivendi’s 27.3% stake in Ubisoft for EUR 66 per share, slightly below the March 20 closing price of EUR 68.56. This agreement marks the end of Vivendi’s attempt to control and/or buy Ubisoft, a quest that began in October 2015. For Vivendi, the agreement is a much more elegant and profitable exit from Ubisoft than we previously expected as the firm will receive EUR 2 billion, rep...
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Ubisoft Entertainment SA

Ubisoft Entertainment is an international independent developer, publisher & distributor of video games. Co. centers its business activities on developing, publishing & distributing video games for portable & home consoles, the PC, smartphones & tablets in both physical & online formats: high-definition with games for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 & PC; casual with games for Nintendo®, KINECT & PlayStation®3 Move; and online for on-line games. Co.'s catalogue includes various types of games: Action/Adventure, Shooters, Sports, Strategy, Simulation, TV and Movie licenses, Games for everyone and Driving. Co.'s trademarks include Assassin's Creed®, Rainbow Six® Vegas 2, and Rayman Raving Rabids®.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Neil Macker

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