Vivendi Universal today announced the sale of 10 Universal City Plaza to a group of U.S. investors. The asset is a 35-story Los Angeles tower block and Universal Studios will continue to rent the building. The amount of the transaction is $190 million and has already been received.

Vivendi Universal is expecting to finalize the sale of other Los Angeles property assets over the next few weeks, for more than $70 million.

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