Liberty Global in Talks to Buy BSkyB’s 7.2% ITV Stake, Sky Says
2014-07-16 22:19:18.615 GMT
By Jim Silver
July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Liberty Global in advanced talks to
acquire stake, Sky News says, citing unidentified people.
* Announcement likely Thursday
* Liberty Global understood to have expressed interest in the
shrs after learning of BSkyB’s intention to sell them to
institutional investors through a placement
* BSkyB, ITV decline to comment; Liberty Global couldn’t be
reached by Sky
* NOTE: July 4, ITV to See Catalysts, Boost After Pullback,
Raised to Buy: UBS
* NOTE: Nov. 2013, Liberty Global Bid for ITV ’Very Possible’:
Panmure’s DeGroote
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2014-07-16 22:19:18.615 GMT
By Jim Silver
July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Liberty Global in advanced talks to
acquire stake, Sky News says, citing unidentified people.
* Announcement likely Thursday
* Liberty Global understood to have expressed interest in the
shrs after learning of BSkyB’s intention to sell them to
institutional investors through a placement
* BSkyB, ITV decline to comment; Liberty Global couldn’t be
reached by Sky
* NOTE: July 4, ITV to See Catalysts, Boost After Pullback,
Raised to Buy: UBS
* NOTE: Nov. 2013, Liberty Global Bid for ITV ’Very Possible’:
Panmure’s DeGroote
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jsilver@bloomberg.net
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Andrea Snyder at +1-202-624-1831 or
asnyder5@bloomberg.net