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No Vivendi remedy offer in Lagardère deal, EU review headed for in-depth investigation

By Natalie McNelis
  • 24 Nov 2022 09:36
  • 24 Nov 2022 09:36
French media group Vivendi did not file an offer to amend its bid to buy rival Lagardère by the deadline of yesterday set by the EU merger regulator, MLex has learned, signaling that the case is headed for an in-depth investigation.
The key sticking point is the methodology for the

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Natalie McNelis

Senior Correspondent


Natalie McNelis covers mergers for MLex in Brussels. Before joining MLex in 2017, she spent 20 years as an international trade and competition lawyer in law firms including Stibbe and WilmerHale. Natalie has a BA in English from Mount Holyoke College, a JD from Harvard Law School and an LLM in EU law from KU Leuven. She is admitted to the bar in New York.

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