Vivendi Considered Firing Activision CEO Kotick Over Buyout

Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Kotick faced firing over his demand that he lead a group helping to buy out most of Vivendi SA’s stake in the video-game company he ran, according court filings.

Executives of Vivendi, Activision’s controlling shareholder in May 2013, considered ousting Kotick, 51, over his refusal to back any sale of its stake that didn’t include his investment group, according to an amended complaint filed last month by a shareholder.