M&A Deal Summary

Vivendi Acquires Havas SA

On June 6, 2017, Vivendi acquired marketing company Havas SA from Bollore

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vivendi’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Vivendi’s 3rd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-06-06
Target Havas SA
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Vivendi
Sellers(s) Bollore
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Havas SA

Puteaux, France
Havas SA is a multinational advertising and public relations company offering a broad range of communications services, including digital, advertising, direct marketing, media planning, and buying, corporate communications, sales promotion, design, human resources, sports marketing, multimedia interactive communications, public relations, and innovation consulting. Havas was formed in 1835 and is based in Puteaux, France.

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Buyer

Vivendi

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1853
Sector Publishing
Employees39,200
Revenue 10.5B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Vivendi is a publisher of an interactive content products and co-publishes for various strategic partners worldwide. Vivendi was founded in 1853 and is based in Paris, France.

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Overall 10 of 14
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (France) 3 of 6
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-17 Radionomy SA

Brussels, Belgium

Radionomy is a free global service that allows people from around the world to create their own Internet radio stations. Radionomy’s groundbreaking platform provides the tools to broadcast, promote, and monetize a station free of charge.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-16 Paylogic Holding B.V.

Groningen, Netherlands

Paylogic Holding B.V. is an event organizer provides high-end technology with a white-label proposition through which event organizers gain, besides the best ticketing solution, full control over access management, customer data and relations.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bollore

Puteaux, France
Category Company
Founded 1822
Sector Transportation
Employees79,405
Revenue 13.7B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bollore is a provider of integrated logistical services. Bollore services are air and ground transportation services, port handling services, product storage, operation of railroads. Bollore was founded in 1822 and is based in Puteaux, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (France) 1 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Wifirst

Paris, France

Wifirst is a B2B telecom operator specialising in providing WiFi managed services for professionals. It provides its customers a complete and tailor-made service including audit, design, deployment of high-quality WiFi networks (with full site coverage), connection of sites to the core network, supervision by AI, site maintenance and upgrades. Wifirst was founded in 2002 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-11 Wifirst

Paris, France

Wifirst is a B2B telecom operator specialising in providing WiFi managed services for professionals. It provides its customers a complete and tailor-made service including audit, design, deployment of high-quality WiFi networks (with full site coverage), connection of sites to the core network, supervision by AI, site maintenance and upgrades. Wifirst was founded in 2002 and is based in Paris, France.

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