NautaDutilh advised Vodafone Group PLC, acting as Dutch counsel alongside Slaughter and May, on the sale of its 50% interest in VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V. (“VodafoneZiggo”) to Liberty Global PLC (“Liberty Global”).
The transaction includes EUR 1 billion in cash and a 10% shareholding in a newly formed Benelux entity (“Ziggo Group”), which will own 100% of both VodafoneZiggo and Liberty Global’s Belgian subsidiary, Telenet Group Holding N.V. (“Telenet”).
This deal marks an important strategic milestone in the development of the Benelux telecommunications landscape and builds on the longstanding collaboration between Vodafone and Liberty Global.
“We are very happy to support longstanding client Vodafone on this landmark transaction. It represents an important moment within the Benelux telecoms sector, and we are proud to contribute our M&A, technology and regulatory expertise to such a strategically important deal.”
“This transaction brings together complex technology, regulatory and market considerations. Our multidisciplinary team navigated these elements seamlessly.”
The NautaDutilh team further consisted of Jules van de Winckel, Elodie Smits (both Corporate M&A, notarial), Max Mohrmann and Paula van Stratum (both Technology), Naomi Asscheman (Corporate M&A), Jurriaan Bos, Jasmijn van Koetsveld (both Competition), Daniël Kuiper and Naud van Doorn (both Employment).
