Vivendi SE (stylized in all lowercase) is a French investment company headquartered in Paris. It wholly-owns Gameloft as well as investments in companies, primarily involved in content, entertainment, media, and telecommunications.
In 2000, Vivendi Universal was created from the merger of Groupe Canal+ and Seagram Company Ltd., owner of Universal Studios. Vivendi sold 80% of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (including Universal) to the later-defunct General Electric (GE, owner of NBC) in 2004, forming what is 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, 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.