Posted on July 3, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Filed under: Corporate Dealmaker | Dealscape | Tech Confidential | The Deal Calendar
Tagged: Activision , Electronic Arts , M&A , Take-Two , THQ , Ubisoft , Vivendi Games

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In this week's edition of The Deal Calendar, Corporate Dealmaker's senior editor Suzanne Stevens speaks with Matt Wurtzel, online news director for TheDeal.com, about potential deals in the video gaming sector. There are some dealmaking dates coming up in the Activision Inc.-Vivendi Games Inc. deal and the Electronic Arts Inc.-Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. bid, and a potential bid by Ubisoft Entertainment SA for THQ Inc. could be on the table.

Here is a summary of the dealmaking events this week:

• July 8: Activision shareholders will vote on the Vivendi deal
• July 9: O'Reilly Automotive Inc. exchange offer for CSK Auto Corp. expires
  
• July 10: EU decision deadline on Danfoss' proposed deal to buy Sauer-Danfoss
• July 18: EA's offer for Take-Two expires
  

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