28 Nov 2005
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - Vincent Bollore, the French businessman and chairman of Havas, has upped his stake...Bollore acquired a further 735,223 shares in Aegis through holding company Financiere du Loch ...
bid for Aegis.
At the same time, the Takeover Panel declared that Bollore was not considered a ...
for the company and merge it with Havas.
Bollore started buying stock in Aegis in August. He has never ...
23 Mar 2007
| by Staff
LONDON - French magnate Vincent Bollore is to increase his stake in marketing services group Havas...Bollore is already the largest shareholder with 26.6% of Havas. He has the option to purchase another 4% from Sebastian Holdings, and has said he plans to do so in June. Speaking at a news conference for the results for the Bollore Group, through which he invested in Havas, he said: On Havas, we ...
19 Oct 2005
| by by Staff
LONDON - It is becoming something of a daily routine for French financier Vincent Bollore as he...Yesterday Bollore raised his stake to 19.1% adding another 0.05% today as his stake in the British holding firm nears 20%.
Speculation is that Bollore, who has previously described his stake in Aegis ...
advertising and media group Havas earlier this year.
Bollore, who is now chairman of Havas, demanded four ...
19 Jun 2006
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Vincent Bollore's unsuccessful bid for two seats on the Aegis board was supported by a...Tatparanandam, voted with Bollore at last week's Aegis AGM.
Tatparanandam is believed to be worth $4bn (£2 ...
the only additional votes in support of Bollore's board candidates Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel ...
of Aegis' rival Havas, it would be a major conflict of interest for Bollore to have board representation ...
23 May 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - Aegis Group shareholders have rejected Vincent Bollore's fifth attempt to secure...in the Financial Times today quotes sources close to Vincent Bollore, saying that he intends to press ahead ...
Aegis, owner of media agencies Carat and Vizeum, said that 91% of non-Groupe Bollore shareholders opposed Bollore s two proposals: one to appoint Philippe Germond as a board director; and the other ...
19 May 2006
| by by Gordon MacMillan
LONDON – Aegis Group has won backing for its tough stance against Vincent Bollore from its second...represents fundamental conflicts of interest: Vincent Bollore holds the chairmanship of and owns a ...
it would not support the bid by Bollore, its largest shareholder, to win two seats on the board.
Earlier this week Bollore nominated two candidates for the Aegis board - Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel - via ...
07 Oct 2005
| by by Staff
PARIS - Vincent Bollore and Maurice Levy are due to meet today to have discussions about the future...Minc.
The pair are likely to discuss the future of Aegis and the reason that Vincent Bollore, CEO of Bollore Group, has been acquiring shares in the company. He presently owns 12.64% of Aegis, making him ...
be on the cards between Havas, the company of which Bollore is chairman and owner of 23% of its stock ...
16 Feb 2007
| by by Darren Davidson
of two board nominees put forward by its largest shareholder Vincent Bollore....Bollore, also the chairman and largest shareholder of French advertising group Havas, said ...
, and to set out the Board s view on Bollore s proposal. Bollore, who owns a 29.1% stake in Aegis, wants his ...
of interest with Aegis clients because of Bollore s interests in rival advertising network Havas ...
19 Oct 2006
| by by Staff
LONDON - One of Aegis Group's largest shareholders, Fidelity, is considering blocking Vincent...the Takeover Panel about concerns that Bollore is working in concert with another investor, which would take his holding over 30% and trigger a full-blown takeover.
The suggestion is that Bollore is working in concert with Manila-based fund EFL, which holds a 2% stake in Aegis. This stake combined with Bollore's 29 ...
06 Oct 2006
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
on the issue of putting two of Vincent Bollore's people on the board of the company....It was revealed last week that Group Bollore had written to Aegis to make the request. No date has been given for the EGM yet.
In June, Bollore attempted unsuccessfully to have two directors -- Roger Hatchuel and Philippe Germond -- sit on the board of Aegis.
Bollore is the largest shareholder ...