out cast ). ▁Its ▁share hold ers , ▁including ▁its ▁employees ▁and ▁U . S .- based ▁invest ment ▁firm ▁Union ▁Square ▁Vent ures , ▁however , ▁retained ▁their ▁st akes ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁having ▁triggered ▁a ▁mand atory ▁tender ▁offer ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁reaching ▁ 3 0 % ▁ownership , ▁and ▁then ▁becoming ▁its ▁largest ▁share holder , ▁Viv endi ▁completed ▁a ▁host ile ▁take over ▁of ▁Gam elo ft ▁with ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁its ▁found ers ' ▁st ake . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Viv endi ▁also ▁further ▁increased ▁its ▁st ake ▁in ▁U b iso ft , ▁which ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁concern ▁from ▁the ▁company ' s ▁management ▁that ▁Viv endi ▁was ▁also ▁planning ▁a ▁host ile ▁take over ▁of ▁U b iso ft , ▁however ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Viv endi ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Viv endi ▁( once ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁Bl izz ard , ▁later ▁Activ ision ▁Bl izz ard ), ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁games ▁publish er ▁property ▁has ▁started ▁invest ing ▁in ▁both ▁U b iso ft ▁and ▁Gam elo ft . ▁The ▁brothers ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁U b iso ft ▁and ▁Gam elo ft , ▁Y ves ▁Gu ille mot ▁and ▁Michel ▁Gu ille mot ▁respectively , ▁view ▁the ▁invest ments ▁as ▁a ▁host ile ▁take over ▁attempt , ▁and ▁are ▁raising ▁capital ▁from ▁within ▁the