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 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 ...
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 ...
10 Apr 2008
| by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - Havas chairman Vincent Bollore is once again attempting to secure representation...His company Bollore Group has written to Aegis, owner of the media buying agencies Carat ...
been asked to vote on the same matter four times in the past, since Bollore began buying up shares in Aegis in 2006, but have rejected the request every time by more than 90% of shareholders. Bollore ...
07 Sep 2007
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Aegis chief executive Robert Lerwill has rounded on its largest shareholder Vincent...Bollore, the chairman of Aegis rival Havas, was already unpopular with the Aegis board after ...
reported Bollore s spokesman as saying his client was disappointed by the 18% decrease in net profit for the first half to 26m. In response, Lerwill has called Bollore s analysis strange and uninformed ...
15 Jun 2006
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Vincent Bollore will continue his attempts to secure seats on the Aegis board by calling...was prepared for a lengthy battle to be represented on the board.
The Aegis board opposes Bollore ...
with the board."
Bollore claimed that he made his first investment in Aegis after being approached by its ...
to the board.
Yesterday, his board candidates Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel lost out after Bollore ...
16 Apr 2007
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Vincent Bollore will have a fourth attempt at gaining board representation at media...Bollore made his latest move on April 4, the same day that his third attempt to have his nominees ...
at an extraordinary general meeting called by him. The Aegis board continues to oppose Bollore, objecting that his ...
candidates should be elected to the board. It is now a year since Bollore s first attempt was made ...
23 May 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - Vincent Bollore, laying claim to the title of the world's most persistent Frenchman...on whether or not two of Bollore s associates, Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel, should be given a place on the board. Aegis, which owns media buyer Carat, argues that with Bollore s connections to Havas, it would ...
with this assessment and rejected Bollore s request, and it is expected that they will do so again today. Aegis also ...
29 Aug 2008
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Havas chairman Vincent Bollore has bought a further $376,000 (£205,547) worth of shares...Bollore bought the stock late last week after Harris announced its financial results. Harris ...
. In the past year, Harris share prices have fallen from around $4 to $1.40, which Bollore has made the most ...
snapped up nearly $500,000 of the company's stock. Bollore is also a major shareholder in Synovate ...
14 Jun 2006
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Vincent Bollore has lost his bid to win two Aegis board seats after 58% voted against his....
It vindicated Lord Sharman, the Aegis board and chairman, who had decried Bollore's manoeuvres as a "severe" conflict of interest and urged shareholders to vote against Bollore's two candidates, Philippe Germond ...
for their support and expressed hope that Aegis could put Bollore's interest in board seats behind it, but tried ...
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