Vivendi’s Canal+ Stake Triggers Mandatory Offer for MultiChoice
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Vivendi SE’s Canal+ has to make a mandatory offer for MultiChoice Group after it increased its shareholding in the African pay-TV business to more than 35%, according to a ruling by South Africa’s Takeover Regulation Panel.
The Takeover Regulation Panel issued the ruling after MultiChoice announced on Feb. 5 that Canal+’s holdings of its issued shares exceed the threshold that South African law requires for a company to make a mandatory offer to shareholders, according to a statement on Wednesday. The Johannesburg-based firm asked the panel to rule on whether such an offer was required.