Liberty Global eyes Vodafone’s Dutch joint venture stake: Report

Liberty Global has approached Britain’s Vodafone over a possible acquisition of its stake in their Dutch joint venture VodafoneZiggo, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Vodafone, VodafoneZiggo and Liberty Global declined to comment on the report.

Liberty Global has expressed an interest in a deal and held on-and-off talks with Vodafone in recent months, the report said, adding that any transaction may value Vodafone’s stake at more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion).