| Target: | VodafoneZiggo |
| Buyer: | Liberty Global
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| Advisory sell side: | De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek | Legal Advisory Deloitte | Financial Due Diligence NautaDutilh Netherlands | Legal Advisory Corporate / M&A Slaughter and May | Legal Advisory Corporate / M&A |
| Advisory buy side: |
Goldman Sachs | M&A Advisory LionTree | M&A Advisory A&O Shearman | Legal Advisory Corporate / M&A Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer UK | Legal Advisory Corporate / M&A |
Date announced: | 03-08-2026 |
Liberty Global has completed the acquisition of Vodafone Groupโs 50% stake in VodafoneZiggo, taking full ownership of the Dutch telecommunications company and paving the way for the creation of Ziggo Group.
As consideration, Vodafone received approximately โฌ1.0 billion in cash and a 10% interest in Ziggo Group, with Liberty Global holding the remaining 90%.
The new Benelux group brings together VodafoneZiggo in the Netherlands and Telenet in Belgium and Luxembourg. Together, the businesses serve approximately 13 million customers and generate โฌ6.6 billion in revenue. VodafoneZiggo and Telenet will continue to operate independently under their existing brands, management teams and market strategies.
The transaction is an important step towards Liberty Globalโs planned listing of Ziggo Group in Amsterdam in 2027.
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