Vivendi

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Vivendi SE

Current logo, since 20 April 2006
Vivendi's headquarters in Paris
Formerly	Compagnie générale des eaux (1853–1997) Vivendi SARL (1997–2000) Vivendi Universal SA (2000–2006) Vivendi SA (2006–2021)
Company type	Public
Traded as	Euronext Paris: VIV CAC Mid 60 component
ISIN	FR0000127771
Industry	Investment
Founded	14 December 1853; 171 years ago (1853-12-14)
Founder	Napoleon III[1]
Headquarters	Paris , France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Yannick Bolloré (chairman) Arnaud de Puyfontaine (CEO) François Laroze (CFO)
Revenue	€10.5 billion[2] (2023)
Operating income	€0.93 billion[2] (2023)
Net income	€0.72 billion[2] (2023)
Total assets	€38.3 billion[2] (2023)
Total equity	€17.1 billion[2] (2023)
Owner	Bolloré (27% equity, 30% voting power)
Number of employees	73,000[2] (2023)
Subsidiaries	Gameloft
Website	vivendi.com

Vivendi SE (stylized in all lowercase) is a French investment company headquartered in Paris. It currently wholly-owns Gameloft as well as a number of investments in several companies, primarily involved in content, entertainment, media, and telecommunications.

In 2000, Vivendi Universal was created from the merger with Groupe Canal+ and Seagram Company Ltd., owner of Universal Pictures. Vivendi sold 80% of Universal to the now-defunct General Electric (GE, owner of NBC) in 2004, forming what is now NBCUniversal. In 2006, it sold off most of the Universal components and its name reverted to Vivendi. GE bought out Vivendi's 20% stake in NBCUniversal during Comcast's acquisition of the latter. As of 2021^[update], Vivendi's chairman Yannick Bolloré is also CEO of Havas, which was spun off from Vivendi in 2000, later became a subsidiary, and was spun off again in 2024.

From 2021, Vivendi has spun off its fully-owned assets in order to become an investment company. The process started with the floating of 60% of Universal Music Group, the world's largest music business and owned since the creation of Vivendi Universal. In 2024, this process concluded with the spin-off of three of its other fully-owned assets into three companies: Canal+ (entertainment), Havas (advertising), and Louis Hachette Group (publishing, distribution, and travel retail). Other investments include stakes in Banijay and MediaForEurope.