The Man Who Tried to Buy the World: Jean-Marie Messier and Vivendi Universal
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Traces the rise and fall of French empire builder and CEO Jean-Marie Messier, citing his acquisitions of such media assets as MCA Records, Universal
The man who tried to buy the world : Jean-Marie Messier and
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