Vivendi-Activision deal gets EU nod

FROM VARIETY: $9.85 bil merger will create new gaming giant

By David Hayhurst of Variety -- Video Business, 4/17/2008

APRIL 17 | FROM VARIETY: PARIS — The EU’s regulatory body, the European Commission, gave the go-ahead on Wednesday (April 16) for the merger of Vivendi’s games unit with California-based game developer Activision.

Announced in December pending regulatory approval, the complex $9.85 billion deal will give Vivendi a 52% stake in the new entity, to be called Activision Blizzard.

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