EU antitrust regulators approve Vivendi, Lagardere deal


FILE PHOTO The logo of French media giant Vivendi is seen in Paris France January 31 2022. REUTERSVioleta Santos Moura

FILE PHOTO: The logo of French media giant Vivendi is seen in Paris, France, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Vivendi, the French media conglomerate controlled by billionaire Vincent Bollore, on Friday won conditional EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of France's largest publisher Lagardere.

Vivendi last year announced the deal which would give it control of Lagardere's flagship weekly publications Journal du Dimanche (JDD) and Paris Match.

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