"Activision buys out Vivendi in a deal worth $8.17...

"Activision buys out Vivendi in a deal worth $8.17 billion". Good news, the fr gouvernement didn't block :) http://t.co/hPgDB9VBdy

Frédéric Montagnon (@fred_montagnon)July 26, 2013

Activision buys back majority stake from Vivendi for $5.83 billion

Activision is officially an independent company again now that it has made the move to purchase back $5.83 billion worth of shares from Vivendi. That amounts to approximately 429 million shares. Separately, a new investment group led by Activision chief executive Bobby Kotick and co-chairman Brian Kelly will purchase an additional 172 million shares from Vivendi for $2.34 billion.

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/25/activision-buys-back-majority-stake-from-vivendi-for-5-83-billion/