DECRYPTION- Vivendi, which must separate from the number two French publisher to seize Hachette, must receive several offers this Friday, November 18.
The proposed sale of Editis by Vivendi is taking shape. This Friday, November 18, the contenders for the takeover of the publishing group are submitting 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, met Vincent Bolloré a few weeks ago to inform him of his intentions.
“More than three offers should be submitted in the next few hours”, 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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