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Vodafone and Liberty Global JV credit positive, says Moody's

(ShareCast News) - Vodafone's joint venture with Liberty Global in the Netherlands is credit positive for the FTSE 100 company and Ziggo, Moody's Investors Service said. Last week, the companies announced that Vodafone will pay Liberty €1bn to create a 50:50 JV that will merge the London-listed tele

Deutsche Telekom puts sale Dutch mobile business on ice - FT

FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom has put the sale of T-Mobile Netherlands on ice after the terms it was offered by bidders fell short of its expectations, The Financial Times reported, citing two people with knowledge of the deal. The paper said on Friday that one of the peop

Madrid Sol metro station to lose 'Vodafone' tag

By Sonya Dowsett MADRID, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Madrid underground station Sol will lose the 'Vodafone' tag which appears on signs at the metro stop and maps of the network when a sponsorship deal with the telecoms company ends in May, a spokeswoman for Madrid regional government said on Friday

Vodafone Raises GBP2.88 Billion In Convertible Bond Issue (ALLISS)

Vodafone launching £2.9bn bond offer

(ShareCast News) - Vodafone was looking at a £2.9bn fundraise on Thursday, through the issue of mandatory convertible bonds. The FTSE 100 telco said the bonds would be issued in two tranches - 18 month maturity and three year maturity. They would be convertible into ordinary shares, in which case th

Vodafone To Raise GBP2.9 Billion In Convertible Bond Issue (ALLISS)

Ziggo and Vodafone JV to lead to 2bn of new debt

By Robert Smith LONDON, Feb 16 (IFR) - The merger of Liberty Global's Ziggo and Vodafone's Dutch operations should result in billions of euros of new high-yield bonds or leveraged loans, according to market participants. Liberty Global and Vodafone are forming a 50-50 joint venture, c

UPDATE 1-Indian tax office tells Vodafone to pay $2 bln in tax dispute

(Adds details, background on Vodafone's Indian tax battle) MUMBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - India's tax office has sent Vodafone Group a reminder to pay $2 billion in taxes and threatened the British telecoms group with seizure of local assets if it fails to do so, despite the long-running disput

REFILE-UPDATE 3-Vodafone ties up with Liberty in Dutch deal to take on KPN

(Adds comments by Vodafone, analysts; refiled to add link to related commentary)) * Venture to rank as 2nd-largest telco in the Netherlands * Vodafone to pay 1 billion euros cash to Liberty * Entity would have had 2015 sales of 4.41 billion euros * Operating profit seen at

Vodafone says gets $2 billion India tax reminder notice

MUMBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - India's tax office has issued a reminder notice to Vodafone Group Plc about a tax demand worth more than $2 billion, saying it could seize the British telecoms company's assets in India if it is not paid. Vodafone, one of India's largest corporate investors, has r

Vodafone and Liberty Global agree Dutch joint venture

(ShareCast News) - Vodafone and Liberty Global have agreed to combine their operations in the Netherlands. The London-listed telecoms operator will pay Liberty Global €1bn (£770m) to create a 50:50 joint venture that will merge Vodafone's Netherlands business with Liberty's Ziggo brand, creating a n

Vodafone Pays EUR1 Billion To Form Dutch Venture With Liberty Global

India Asks Vodafone To Pay USD2.1 Billion Tax

UPDATE 1-Vodafone pays Liberty 1 bln euros for Dutch joint venture

(Adds details, background; Liberty Global Q4 results) Feb 15 (Reuters) - UK phone network operator Vodafone Plc and John Malone's cable company Liberty Global Plc agreed on Monday to combine their operations in the Netherlands for a better footing in the local market. Vodafone will

Vodafone, Liberty agree on Dutch joint venture

Feb 15 (Reuters) - UK phone network operator Vodafone Plc and John Malone's cable company Liberty Global Plc agreed on Monday to combine their operations in the Netherlands by creating a joint venture. Vodafone will pay 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) to Liberty as part of the agreement t