(BFW) Vivendi Well-Placed With Offers From GVT Suitors, Investir Says



Vivendi Well-Placed With Offers From GVT Suitors, Investir Says
2014-08-23 11:36:17.256 GMT


By Andrea Rothman
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Telefonica has offered to improve
its Aug. 4 bid for Vivendi Brazilian telecom unit GVT and
Telecom Italia is poised to offer EU7b, Investir says,
recommending investors buy shares.
* GVT not officially for sale at present; Vivendi may say more
in 1h report on Aug. 28: Investir
* Vincent Bollore, new chairman of advisory committee for
Vivendi, seems less bent on pulling out of
telecommunications businesses than precedessor Jean-Rene
Fourtou, Investir says, without citing anyone

NOTE: Telefonica Considers Raising Bid for Vivendi’s GVT:
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NOTE: Telecom Italia Should Bid More Than EU7b for GVT, Nomura
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