“The Rise of Vincent Bollore’s Stake in Telecom Italia Through Vivendi’s Acquisition of the Spanish Gvt”

In September 2014 the French group Vivendi sold the Spanish Gvt to Telefonica and in return, as part of the payment, acquired a 5.7% stake in Telecom Italia. From there, from that Spanish franc exchange in Brazil, the adventure of Vincent Bollore and his family in the Italian telecommunications company. At first it seemed like a whim, one of the boa’s many incursions, so he was nicknamed Bolloré when he bought…