The sale of the M6 group will not take place.
Monday evening, after a weekend of reflection, the Bertelsmann group decided to give time time.
“
We received three offers, all of them of high quality.
Our shareholder RTL Group, in consultation with us, nevertheless considered that it was necessary to work better in stability given a complex regulatory framework
”, indicates Nicolas de Tavernost, the chairman of the management board of M6.
At the end of last week, three firm offers were on the table.
The premiere of FL Entertainment, world leader in audiovisual production (Banijay) controlled by Stéphane Courbit, associated with Rodolphe Saadé, the boss of the shipping giant CMA-CGM, and Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière (Fimalac).
The second of the pair made up of Xavier Niel, boss of Free and MediaForEurope, the Berlusconi family group.
The third, finally, formulated by the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who has a press group in France with CMI (
Elle, Marianne
).
“
We worked for almost two years on a consolidation of the sector.
This project was probably too early.
We regret
it, ”lamented Nicolas de Tavernost.
But I'm glad to see the interest in our group.
He was very strong.
The group will remain the pivot of a consolidation.
We remain attractive to local and international partners
”.
