Vivendi Acquires A Stake In PCCW’s Viu
PCCW Ltd (8 HK) is selling an initial 26.1% equity stake in its streaming platform Viu, to Vivendi SA (VIV FP)'s Canal+, for US$200mn.
Via a staggered investment, Canal+ can increase its equity to US$300mn. In addition, a further investment, at Canal+'s option, could result in increasing its stake in Viu to 51%.
Elsewhere, PCCW's 18% discount to NAV is the narrowest in over two years.
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