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Liberty Global acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Liberty Global bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Telenet Group Holding N.V. (Telenet)Word for word“On October 13, 2023, we completed the acquisition of all of the shares of Telenet Group Holding N.V. ( Telenet ) that we did not already hold through an all cash public tender offer (the Telenet Takeover Bid ).” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | October 13, 2023 | — |
Wyre (infrastructure company formed by Telenet and Fluvius System Operator CV)Word for word“On July 1, 2023, pursuant to an agreement dated July 19, 2022, Telenet and Fluvius System Operator CV ( Fluvius ) created an independent, self-funding infrastructure company ( Wyre ) within their combined geographic footprint in the Flanders region of Belgium and in parts of Brussels (the Telenet Wyre Transaction ).” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | July 1, 2023 | — |
Operations in Poland (UPC Poland)Word for word“On April 1, 2022, we completed the sale of our operations in Poland ( UPC Poland ) to a subsidiary of iliad S.A. ( iliad ).” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | April 1, 2022 | — |
VOO (telecom operator with cable networks in Wallonia, Belgium), 75% stake (minus one share), acquired by Orange BelgiumWord for word“In June 2023, Orange Belgium completed its acquisition of a 75% stake (minus one share) in VOO, a telecom operator that owns cable networks in the Wallonia region of Belgium.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | June 2023 | — |
Formula EWord for word“On October 2, 2024 (the Formula E Acquisition Date ), we gained control of Formula E through the acquisition of the Formula E shares held by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ( Warner Bros. Discovery ) and certain other minority shareholders, which increased our ownership interest in Formula E from 38.2% to 65.6% (the Formula E Acquisition ).” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On October 2, 2024 | — |
UPC PolandWord for word“On April 1, 2022, we completed the sale of our operations in Poland ( UPC Poland ) to a subsidiary of iliad S.A. ( iliad ).” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | On April 1, 2022 | — |
All3MediaWord for word“We completed the sale of our investment in All3Media during the second quarter of 2024.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | during the second quarter of 2024 | — |
Pax8Word for word“We completed the sale of our investment in Pax8 during the fourth quarter of 2024.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | during the fourth quarter of 2024 | — |
Telenet Group Holding N.V.Word for word“On October 13, 2023, we completed the acquisition of all of the shares of Telenet Group Holding N.V. ( Telenet ) that we did not already hold through an all cash public tender offer (the Telenet Takeover Bid ).” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | On October 13, 2023 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $1.39 billion | $357.3 million |
| 2017-12-31 | $413.9 million | $340.9 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $82.5 million | $26.6 million |
| 2019-12-31 | $23.1 million | $48.7 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $5.27 billion | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $70.8 million | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $199.1 million | — |
| 2025-12-31 | $0 | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-08-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-08-06 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2026-02-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-11-08 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2021-09-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-06-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-06-04 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2020-08-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-05-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-10-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-10-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-08-06 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2019-08-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-03-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-05-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-01-05 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-12-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-01-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-01-06 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2016-02-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Liberty Global’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-18. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.