Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, and Sullivan & Cromwell are leading on an $8.2bn (£5.3bn) share buyout of Vivendi’s controlling stake in video games giant Activision Blizzard.
Activision Blizzard, which counts World of Warcraft and Call of Duty (pictured) among its best-selling titles, is purchasing $5.83bn (£3.8bn) worth of shares from Vivendi, while a separate investor group led by CEO Bobby Kotick is buying about $2.34bn (£1.5bn) of shares.
