A merger with Vodafone Group Plc would be a “great fit” for Liberty Global Plc in western Europe, Liberty Chairman John Malone said on Tuesday.
Citing the benefits of a merger in markets such as Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, Malone said “enormous shareholder value” could be created if a deal was worked out.
“We’ve looked at that from our side and there would be very substantial synergies if we could find a way to work together or combine the companies with respect to western Europe,” Malone told Bloomberg in a telephone interview.
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