By Arno Schuetze and Peter Maushagen
FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Vodafone has hired itslong-time bank Goldman Sachs to advise on a possiblemulti-billion-euro bid for German cable operator KabelDeutschland, a person with direct knowledge of thematter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Kabel has retained Morgan Stanley and advisory firmPerella Weinberg to help it defend its interests in the event ofa Vofafone bid, a second person with direct knowledge said.
Vodafone, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Kabel Deutschland declined to comment. Perella was notimmediately available for comment.
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