Vivendi

Vivendi SA (formerly known as Vivendi Universal) is a French multinational mass media and telecommunication company headquartered in Paris, France. The company has activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the Internet, and video games. On December 14, 1853, a water company named Compagnie Générale des Eaux (CGE) was created by an Imperial decree of Napoleon III. In 1854, CGE obtained a concession in order to suppl... More

Video Games

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Business

Employees and other personnel:

Person Title

Number of employees:

number date
  • 48,284
  • 2009

Trading symbol:

Stock exchange Ticker symbol
  • VIV

Assets owned:

Owned Asset Percentage ownership From To
  • 20 %
  • May 11, 2004
  • Jan 25, 2011
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Organization

Address

Vivendi Headquarters

42 avenue de Friedland
Paris France

Vivendi Headquarters

800 Third Avenue
New York City New York 10022

Date founded:

  • 2000

Involved in merger:

Organizations merging Date
  • 2004

Previous names:

Previous name Start date End date
  • Vivendi Universal
  • 2000
  • 2006

Acquired by:

Acquiring organization Date
  • Oct 23, 2002

Organizations acquired:

Organization acquired Date
  • 2002
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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 207
  • 2009

Fortune Global 500 of 2009

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