British finance minister Rachel Reeves said Canal+'s decision to list on the London stock exchange was a "vote of confidence" in Britain's market, after meeting with the broadcaster's CEO last week.

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The company fetched a valuation of about £2.6 billion when its shares began trading on Monday morning.

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Shares in French broadcaster Canal+ fell over 13% following their London stock market debut Monday.

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Shares in Paddington producer Canal+ dropped 20% this morning after the French pay-TV giant was spun off from Vivendi and listed in London. Canal+ debuted on the London Stock Exchange earlier, with execs attending an opening morning ceremony to mark the major move. The British government hailed the decision to list in London as a […]

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The float of Canal+ on the London Stock Exchange got off to a shaky start with its share price dropping more than 23 per cent, valuing the company at around £2.4bn. The only £1bn-plus IPO of the year is the product of a long-awaited breakup of Paris-based Vivendi, which acquired Canal+ in 2000. Shares of the Paddington producer fell sharply in the three hours after the market opened, falling from an IPO price of 290p to a low of 213p before reco…

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Three spinoffs from French right-wing tycoon Vincent Bollore's Vivendi media empire debuted on stock markets on Monday, with mixed results as shares in the Canal+ television and film group tanked in London. Canal+, whose movie studio is behind the "Paddington" film series, fell 15 percent on the London stock exchange in morning deals.

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Shares in French broadcaster Canal+ fell over 13% following their London stock market debut Monday.
Media holding company Vivendi's shareholders agreed to spin off Canal+ — a pay TV and production company known for its live sports broadcasting and Studiocanal, which makes the Paddington film…

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