"The serious affirmations of Arnaud De Puyfontaine contained in a today interview on the Italian press will find the appropriate replica in the locations most appropriate". Mediaset responds with a note to the chief executive officer of Vivendi that on the pages of Corriere della Sera has explained the reasons behind the ascent of the company of Vincent Bolloré, came to 20% of the television stations of Cologno Monzese. "The final goal is to arrive at a'the alliance to create a media company the european world dimensions – explai ned de Puyfontaine – we have an interest in the long term, we want to be industrial partners". But the Serpent replied: "Mediaset however wishes to underline from the outset that there is no negotiation".
"Inmeeting yesterday, prompted by Vivendi, the company has reaffirmed its positions, ” continues the press release – taking into account that it is his duty to protect the interests of the company and of all its shareholders, not only of the person who holds the 20% of the shares". De Puyfontaine said the Courier to be "happy" to have met Pier Silvio Berlusconi and "hope" to find an agreement before the beginning of march, when it is in the program, the audience of the civil case, brought forward by Fininvest and Mediaset after the break-up of the contract to buy 100% of Premium. "We brought this lawsuit for breaking the contract. But we pulled back he explained, ” the right arm of Bolloré – because we found that we have signed anagreement other than from what we had been told. We tried to find an alternative arrangement. In stead, we have offended and abused in public."
"This is a hostile takeover not only from our point of view, but also from the point of view of the policy. We were very pleased to feel supported by the institutions," he said to the microphones of Rai News24 the president of Mediaset, Fedele Confalonieri, after a meeting of Confindustria Piacenza. "I read I an interview with the Corriere della Sera, the facts are that we had a contract and could not have respected. Now to say that that contract was wrong is absurd, wrong about what? They did the due diligence he concluded, then had to realize if there were things that did not go".
On the breaking of the contract for Mediaset Premium, de Puyfontaine has then added in the course of the interview: "it Is as if we were invited to dinner at a restaurant to 3 star and then we found ourselves in a Mcdonald’s". A statement that might convey to in the dossier in the hands of the legal department of Cologno Monzese for the affair Vivendi. According to reports fromAnsa, in the definition that the ad has given Premium are the hands of the profiles defamatory. On the "hostile takeover", de Puyfontaine has been equally stinging: "this Is our way to get to a positive result. But we are not hostile. If we wanted to be sneaky we would have launched a'Opa (public purchase offer), and we have the means to do so."
On the reactions of the Italian, by the intervention of theNra up to political commentary, the ceo of Vivendi, said: "Each Country has its own rules, and we respect that. I understand that the speed with which we moved has created reactions emotional. But this is not a climbing of the French, who aim to conquer a crown jewel in Italy. And there are many italians who drive large French groups". "We took advantage of the fall of the government Renzi to move? Is completely fake – it has concluded – the times they are dictated by the events. I would like to remind you that the November 23 had to appear in court because Mediaset had asked for the seizure of a package of shares in Vivendi, but two days before the hearing withdrew the appeal".
