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    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Liberty Global plays down EU hopes of cross-border telecoms deals

      Mike Fries says being in fewer, more lucrative markets is better strategy in struggling sector

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Vodafone Group PLC
      Liberty Global buys 5% stake in Vodafone worth £1.2bn

      Acquisitive US group bets forthcoming deals and restructuring will revive UK telecoms company

    • Friday, 29 July, 2022
      Virgin Media O2
      Virgin Media O2 secures £4.5bn investment to expand fibre footprint

      Owners Telefónica and Liberty Global joined by investment firm InfraVia Capital Partners

    • Friday, 4 June, 2021
      News in-depthTelecoms
      Lutz Schüler answers a £31bn call of duty at Virgin Media O2

      Telecoms veteran vows to take on BT as CEO of newly merged group

    • Friday, 21 May, 2021
      Liberty Global to tap demand for data centres close to 5G customers

      Telecoms group and US investor Digital Colony look to unlock value of real estate assets

    • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
      Virgin Media Ltd
      O2-Virgin Media £31bn merger cleared by UK competition watchdog

      Telecoms deal agreed last year judged unlikely to lead to higher prices

    • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
      Liberty Global targets deals in Ireland and Poland

      Telecoms group see opportunities for further consolidation in European market as it prepares to merge Virgin Media with O2

    • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
      O2 PLC
      UK watchdog to probe O2-Virgin deal over risk of higher prices

      Competition regulator outlines areas of potential harm in proposed £31bn telecoms merger 

    • Sunday, 30 August, 2020
      Salt says it rebuffed Liberty Global prior to Sunrise deal

      Xavier Niel’s Swiss telecoms group says the $7.4bn merger of rivals will cost it billions of francs

    • Thursday, 27 August, 2020
      Sunrise Telecom Inc
      Salt Mobile considering suing Sunrise over $7.4bn Liberty deal

      Xavier Niel’s mobile telecoms group argues that sale is in breach of exclusivity arrangement

    • Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
      Liberty Global/Sunrise: good morning Premium content

      With Freenet backing the plan, a deal looks likely

    • Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
      Telecoms
      Liberty Global to buy Sunrise in $7.4bn Swiss telecoms deal

      Move by US group will create stronger challenger to incumbent Swisscom

    • Wednesday, 20 May, 2020
      Electric vehicles
      Liberty Global forms alliance to create UK electric car charging network

      Telecoms group teams up with government-backed fund to roll out on-street charging points

    • Friday, 8 May, 2020
      Due Diligence
      A £31bn merger and a master dealmaker in action Premium content

      John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      News in-depthTelecoms
      Liberty Global and Telefónica dial up changes in ‘deal of decade’

      O2 and Virgin Media’s £31bn merger is one of the biggest examples of virtual dealmaking during pandemic

    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      LombardCat Rutter Pooley
      Virgin Media and O2’s tie-up will leave customers cold

      Deal’s architects say it will improve connectivity, choice and value, but consumers have heard that before

    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      Telecoms
      Liberty Global and Telefónica agree £31bn deal to merge UK groups

      Combination of O2 and Virgin Media set to transform British telecoms market

    • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
      Due Diligence
      The Cable Cowboy gets back in the saddle Premium content

      Liberty Global’s buccaneering owner sets his sights on Telefonica’s O2

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      LexTelecoms
      Telefónica/Liberty: rainy day dealmaking Premium content

      Potential cost cuts should not be used as justification for a UK telecoms tie-up

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      Telefonica SA
      Telefónica confirms UK merger talks with Liberty Global

      Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

    • Friday, 1 May, 2020
      Telecoms
      Liberty Global in talks to merge Virgin Media with O2

      Proposed deal would create strong UK competitor to challenge BT

    • Friday, 28 February, 2020
      Telenet Group Holding NV
      Activist takes aim at Liberty-controlled Belgian telecoms group

      CIAM issues demand for Telenet to return almost €1bn to shareholders

    • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
      Virgin Media Ltd
      Liberty chooses new Virgin Media CFO as part of overhaul

      Former UPC chief Severina Pascu joins at critical time for UK broadband group

    • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
      Virgin Media to ditch BT mobile network for Vodafone

      Blow to BT as it comes under pressure to spend billions upgrading full-fibre capability

    • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
      News in-depthTelecoms
      Swiss deal collapse is a rare blow for John Malone

      Shareholders in Sunrise objected to a rights issue to pay for acquisition of Liberty’s UPC

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