A new rumor suggests that Vivendi is looking into Microsoft and Time Warner as possible buyers for its sale of Activision Blizzard. According to Reuters , multiple anonymous sources report that Vivendi has recruited a bank to discuss the potential purchase of Activision with multiple parties.

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The sources indicate that Microsoft, Time Warner and Chinese company Tencent are among the companies Vivendi is looking to approach about the sale, in addition to private equity firms KKR, Providence and Blackstone. Vivendi is reportedly looking into cash-rich purchasers in an attempt to raise up to $10 billion as it seeks to turn around its recent debt.Rumors began swirling in June that Vivendi was looking to unload its 61% stake in Activision . Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy stepped down last month, and financial services agency Standard & Poor’s recently placed Vivendi under negative credit watch due to uncertainty about the company's future plans.Vivendi first acquired its stake in Activision Blizzard as the companies merged back in 2008 . According to Reuters’ sources, the sale is “nothing official yet,” but bankers close to Vivendi have already begun “sounding out” the potential purchasers. Keep checking back to IGN for any updates as they become available.

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