The words of the president of Liberty Global, John Malone, according to which a merger with Vodafone "It would fit perfectly" in Western Europe, making the shares of the British telecommunications giant soar on the London Stock Exchange.
This morning the Vodafone title earn the 3,22% settling at 233,90 pence at 10 am.
Citing the benefits of a merger in markets such as Germany, Britain and the Netherlands, Malone says "enormous shareholder value" could be created in the event of such a deal.
“There would be very substantial synergies if we could find a way to work together or bring the two companies together by looking at Western Europe,” he said in a telephone interview with Bloomberg. Malone declined to say whether the two companies are in talks.
