Books. French group Vivendi has agreed to buy Editis, France’s second largest book publisher, from Grupo Planeta of Spain for €900m. The deal is subject to French Competition Authority approval. In the UK, The Bookseller commented: “The takeover sounds like history repeating itself, since the Vivendi group—under different ownership—controlled what became Editis before the foundations of the present group were laid in 2004. It is now made up of more than 50 publishing houses including Robert Laffont, Nathan, Bordas, Plon, Perrin, Pocket and Belfond. Leading authors include Marc Lévy, France’s bestselling novelist worldwide.”
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Vivendi agrees terms for Editis takeover
