Liberty Global completes buyout of Vodafone stake in VodafoneZiggo for about €1 billion cash, 10% Ziggo Group interest

Ziggo Group will house the Benelux assets, combining VodafoneZiggo with Telenet in Belgium and Luxembourg; it targets 13 million customers and EUR 6.6 billion revenue.

Liberty Global plans to spin off its 90% holding in Ziggo Group to its shareholders in 2027.

Asset sales of EUR 1.2-1.4 billion are under way across the group to reduce debt.

Liberty Global completed the buyout of Vodafone’s 50% stake in VodafoneZiggo, moving to full control ahead of a planned 2027 Amsterdam listing.

Vodafone received about EUR 1 billion in cash, retaining a 10% stake in the newly formed Ziggo Group; Liberty Global holds 90%.