M&A Deal Summary

Telenet Group Holding Acquires UPC Belgium NV

On January 2, 2007, Telenet Group Holding acquired communications company UPC Belgium NV from Liberty Global for 185M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Telenet Group Holding’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Telenet Group Holding’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Telenet Group Holding’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-01-02
Target UPC Belgium NV
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Telenet Group Holding
Sellers(s) Liberty Global
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 185M EUR

Target

UPC Belgium NV

Brussels, Belgium
UPC Belgium NV is a provider of cable network, radio, cable TV, and Internet access services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Telenet Group Holding

Mechelen, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Communications
Employees3,000
Revenue 2.6B EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Telenet Group Holding is a provider of communication and media services. Telenet Group Holding was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Mechelen, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-25 BelCompany BV

Veenendaal, Netherlands

BelCompany offers Telenet the possibility on the one hand to make its mobile offering more widely available and on the other hand to develop an improved service offering for its existing products.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Liberty Global

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Communications
Employees6,820
Revenue 4.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Liberty Global's office in downtown Denver, Colorado.
Liberty Global's office in downtown Denver, Colorado.

Liberty Global is an international telecommunications and television company that delivers next-generation products through advanced fibre and 5G networks that connect 85 million subscribers across Europe and the United Kingdom. Liberty Global was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 8
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-10 Karneval s.r.o

Prague, Czech Republic

Karneval s.r.o is a provider of cable television and broadband Internet connection services to households in Czech Republic.

Buy €323M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-13 Unitymedia

Cologne, Germany

Unitymedia is the largest cable television operator in the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse and the third largest cable operator in Europe, as measured by the number of television subscribers. Headquartered in Cologne, it operates in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, the most densely populated regions of Germany producing about one third of Germany’s GDP. In addition to analog cable services, Unitymedia is a leading provider of integrated triple play services, driving subscriber growth across digital television, broadband internet and telephony.

Buy €3.5B