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German watchdog says Liberty buying Kabel would be complicated

Wed, 26th Jun 2013 09:28

BONN, Germany, June 26 (Reuters) - A takeover of KabelDeutschland by peer Liberty Global would bemore complicated from an anti-trust point of view than anacquisition by Vodafone, Germany's cartel office said onWednesday.

Vodafone on Monday agreed to buy Germany's largest cableoperator Kabel Deutschland for 7.7 billion euros ($10.1billion), beating Liberty Global, which could still return witha higher bid.

Liberty Global owns Germany's second-largest cable operatorUnity Media KabelBW.

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