-
- $18.9 billion deal
- Activision is the creator of the Guitar Hero video game series
-
-
The Activision Vivendi Merger was announced on December 2, 2007, with a definitive agreement between Activision, Inc. and Vivendi. The new company will be Activision Blizzard and will be the world's largest pure-play online and console game publisher.
-
-
Activision Vivendi Merger News
- Google News: Activision Vivendi Merger
- Develop: Vivendi Games and Activision to Merge (December 2, 2007)
- MSNBC: Vivendi in $18.9bn acquisition of Activision (December 2, 2007)
- "Vivendi has reached an agreement with Activision to buy the company for $18.9 billion. Both companies have been expanding their business, with sales of Activision's Legends of Rock exceeding analysts' expectations, and Vivendi's World of Warcraft drawing in millions of subscribers.
- Investors.com: Vivendi and Activision to Create Activision Blizzard... (December 2, 2007)
- Las Angeles Times: Activision and Vivendi Games to Merge (December 2, 2007)
- Market Watch: Vivendi to Merge Game Unit with Activision (December 2, 2007)
Activision Vivendi Merger on Amazon
-
Tuned up: Activision's purchase of 'Guitar Hero' maker Red Octane cued its pickup by Vivendi.(News & Analysis)(Vivendi Universal Games): An article from: Los Angeles Business Journal - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Los Angeles Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on December 10, 2007. The length of the article is 1016 words. The page length show...Amazon
-
Will THQ be playing merger game next? Sale possible in light of Vivendi-Activision plans.(TECHNOLOGY)(Editorial): An article from: Los Angeles Business Journal - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Los Angeles Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on December 17, 2007. The length of the article is 931 words. The page length shown...Amazon
Activision Vivendi Merger Questions
-
DJ Hero confirmed by Activision, would you play it? 4 AnswersMost likely this game is going to try and capitalize on what Konami did with Beatmania. That was essentially a DJ music game, which never was very popular outsi... read more -
Looking for Mergers and Aquisition metrics... 3 AnswersI've just finished a job with the M&A Advisor, an online newsletter/community. It's probably a good place to start. If nothing else, you could post your q... read more -
What company is Chrysler in talks with about a possible merger? 1 AnswerFiat (the company who currently owns Ferrari) is looking into purchasing Chrysler. Although Fiat has been affected by the current economic downturn, it sees the... read more -
Ticketmaster Live Nation merger, is this going to be good for consumers or bad? 4 AnswersI think there will be little change for consumers. Even though Ticketmaster will lose its main competitor, I don't think it will make much difference since I re... read more