DECRYPTION- Vivendi, which must separate from its publishing group (French number two) to take over Hachette, has received several takeover offers.
The proposed sale of Editis by Vivendi is taking shape. On Friday, November 18, the contenders for the takeover of the publishing group submitted their takeover offers. Daniel Kretinsky, owner of the media ecosystem Czech Media Invest (CMI), would have taken the plunge, according to our information. His entourage declined to comment. The Czech billionaire, who had recently applied for the abortive takeover of M6, had met Vincent Bolloré a few weeks ago to inform him of his intentions.
“More than three actors are probably interested”, explains a person close to the file. This is a first stage of submission of non-binding offers. Among the potential candidates for the acquisition of the 52 houses of Editis (Julliard, Robert Laffont, Plon, Perrin, Le Cherche Midi, 10/18, Bordas, Bouquins, la Découverte, Le Robert, Nathan, Pocket, etc.), some mention the name of Xavier Niel, boss of Free, as well as that of Rodolphe Saadé, head of the shipowner CMA-CGM.
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