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Malone Says Liberty, Vodafone Make ‘Great Fit’ in Europe

John Malone is the chairman of three publicly traded companies: Liberty Media, Liberty Global and Liberty Interactive.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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By Kristen Schweizer and Amy Thomson

May 19, 2015 at 6:57 PM UTC

Updated on

May 20, 2015 at 7:09 AM UTC

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Liberty Global Plc Chairman John Malone said a tie-up with Vodafone Group Plc would be a “great fit” for his cable empire in western Europe, the billionaire’s first public comments on a long-mooted combination of the carriers.

“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,” the 74-year-old said in a phone interview Tuesday from Colorado.