▁family ▁and ▁from ▁Canadian ▁invest ors ▁to ▁maintain ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁companies . ▁As ▁of ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Viv endi ▁has ▁acquired ▁a ▁cont rolling ▁st ake ▁in ▁Gam elo ft . ▁In ▁news ▁from ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Y ves ▁Gu ille mot ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁buy ▁an ▁additional ▁ 3 . 5 % ▁of ▁U b iso ft ▁shares ▁to ▁raise ▁his ▁st ake ▁to ▁ 1 2 . 5 % ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁block ▁a ▁take over ▁from ▁Viv endi . ▁Y ves ▁has ▁been ▁attempting ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁other ▁share hold ers ▁to ▁prevent ▁them ▁s elling ▁their ▁shares ▁to ▁Viv endi . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Viv endi ▁has ▁sold ▁all ▁its ▁shares ▁in ▁U b iso ft ▁and ▁Ten cent ▁has ▁bought ▁in ▁in ▁their ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁au ction ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June , ▁Viv endi ▁won ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁ac quire ▁F lav orus ▁from ▁S FX ▁Entertainment ▁for ▁$ 4 ▁million . ▁Also ▁that ▁month , ▁it ▁acquired ▁P adding ton ▁and ▁Company ▁Limited - owner ▁of ▁P adding ton ▁Bear ▁and ▁other ▁properties , ▁and ▁The ▁Copy right s ▁Group . ▁ ▁Viv endi ▁declared ▁that ▁it ▁owned ▁ 1 2 . 3 % ▁of ▁Med ias et ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Viv endi ▁completed ▁its ▁€ 9 0