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Universal Update: Vivendi
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 Universal SA, trying to sell its U.S. entertainment assets for $14 billion, said it would continue negotiations to either create a joint venture with NBC NBC
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 or sell the unit to a group led by Edgar Bronfman Two persons are named Edgar Bronfman (father and son). They are the son and grandson of Seagram founder Samuel Bronfman:
  • Edgar Miles Bronfman (born 1929), a Jewish-Canadian businessman and former long-time president of the World Jewish Congress
  • Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
 Jr. Both bids include "industrial and financial aspects" such as debt consolidation and cash or cash equivalents, Vivendi said in a statement.
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Title Annotation:Vivendi Universal to sell U.S. entertainment assets for $14 bn; Review & preview: August 22-28
Comment:Universal update.(Review & preview: August 22-28)(Vivendi Universal to sell U.S. entertainment assets for $14 bn)
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EUFR
Date:Sep 1, 2003
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