24/7 Wall St.:
With the passing of each hour, there are more media reports that talks between GE (NYSE:GE) and Vivendi for the French company to sell its 20% of NBCU to the American conglomerate have moved closer to collapse. Without Vivend (Read More)
Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, the New York Times reported on Friday night.
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New York Times:
The sides appear to be at least $500 million apart on how to value NBC Universal, which G.E. is hoping to sell to Comcast, the big cable television company.
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Gizmodo:
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Reuters: Deals:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric and Vivendi are moving closer to a deal on NBC Universal, with Vivendi agreeing to accept payment for just one-third of its stake until a related deal with Comcast closes, according to a (Read More)
VentureBeat:
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Reuters: Private Equity:
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Vivendi SA andGeneral Electric have agreed that Vivendi will be paidclose to one-third of the value of its NBC Universal stake,although a value for the stake itself is still beingnegotiated, a p (Read More)
Gizmodo:
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Reuters: Deals:
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Talks on the sale of Vivendi SA's NBC Universal stake to General Electric Co hinge on when Vivendi would get paid as well as how much, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Reuters: Private Equity:
NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Talks on the sale of
Vivendi SA's NBC Universal stake to General Electric
Co hinge on when Vivendi would get paid as well as how
much, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Deals of the Day gathers all the biggest news of the morning related to mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies, financing and private equity. Deal Journal’s homepage is http://blogs.wsj.com/deals. You can see real-time update (Read More)
paidContent.org:
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Wall Street Journal:
By ceding control of NBC, General Electric Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt would be refocusing GE on its industrial businesses and distancing himself from former initiatives. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
GE Capital sold its first sukuk, the biggest Islamic bond ever from a U.S. company, and said it intended to raise more funds in the Shariah-compliant debt market. (Read More)
Reuters: Deals:
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric and Vivendi are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said, dampening hopes of a swift sale.
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Reuters: Mergers News:
PARIS/NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - General Electric
and Vivendi are at least $1 billion apart in their
valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the
Financial Times said, dampening hopes of a swift sale.
. (Read More)
FT.com - Energy Utilities Mining:
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