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Liberty Global Said to Weigh Kabel Deutschland Takeover Bid
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John Malone’s Liberty Global Inc. is considering a takeover bid for Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, the cable provider that’s also a takeover target for Vodafone Group Plc, two people familiar with the matter said.
No decision has been made and Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Global is aware of the antitrust issues of any deal because it already controls Germany’s second-largest cable company, the people said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are confidential. Kabel Deutschland rose 4.3 percent to 73.31 euros at 4:09 p.m. in Frankfurt, valuing the company at 6.5 billion euros ($8.5 billion).