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A Paris-headquartered mass media company with operations in numerous parts of the sector, Vivendi has several notable subsidiaries under its control. These include leading television operator Canal+ Group, film producers Studiocanal, video game publisher Gameloft and international music label Universal Music Group. Showing the importance placed in legal advice, group general counsel Frédéric Crépin is a member of the management board of Vivendi and has additional roles on supervisory boards and as director of Dailymotion, Gameloft and Wengo among others. In addition to Crépin’s significant role within strategic affairs at Vivendi, the legal team has been by the side of business peers when assisting with a proactive plan that has seen the company expand its operations across the continent. In addition to takeovers and acquisitions that have boosted Vivendi’s involvement in new markets and business lines, the legal team ably assisted the company through its successful purchase of a 90% stake in Dailymotion after the completion of a deal worth approximately €200m in 2015. Head of legal affairs Caroline Le Masne de Chermont, who reports into Crépin, is also praised for her management of the expanding and wide-reaching legal and compliance remit.