Ubisoft managed to repel the attack Vivendi (so far)

For Ubisoft Restless times come: Media Conglomerate Vivendi He began to massively buy shares of publishing house. Ultimately, it can happen that the company will lose independence and become a screw in the mechanism Vivendi. However, the first attack seems to, Ubisoft managed to beat off.

On the eve of the annual meeting of shareholders. It was assumed that there Vivendi will try to arrange a corporate coup: Pulls into the board of directors of its people, and then displacing the founders from the ruling top Ubisoft.

But everything went at all wrong. Shareholders preferred to see the brothers again at the helm Willow And Gerard Guimimo (Yves Guillemot, Gerard Guillemot). In addition, two independent participants added to the board of directors who changed one left. Thus, the Council now consists of ten people: five founders of the company and five independent participants.

However, the war is not yet completed. W Vivendi Now there are at least two options that it can take advantage of the next meeting of shareholders. The first – try to attract to your side of the current participants of the Board of Directors. But insiders pass that Vivendi, Most likely, it will take advantage of some second option that suggests more aggressive actions.